Positive Montenegro skin test among patients with sporotrichosis in Rio De Janeiro

We studied 52 patients with sporotrichosis confirmed by isolation of Sporothrix schenckii and reactivity to the Montenegro skin test (MST) during an ongoing outbreak of this mycosis in Rio de Janeiro. The objective was to emphasize the importance of parasitological confirmation and the possibility o...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2005, Vol.93 (1), p.41-47
Main Authors: de Lima Barros, Mônica Bastos, Schubach, Armando, Francesconi-do-Valle, Antônio Carlos, Gutierrez-Galhardo, Maria Clara, Schubach, Tânia Maria Pacheco, Conceição-Silva, Fátima, de Matos Salgueiro, Mariza, Mouta-Confort, Eliame, Reis, Rosani Santos, de Fátima Madeira, Maria, Cuzzi, Tullia, Quintella, Leonardo Pereira, da Silva Passos, Janaína Pinho, Conceição, Maria José, de Almeida Marzochi, Mauro Célio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Fungal - blood
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Antigens, Protozoan
Brazil
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
Leishmania braziliensis - isolation & purification
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Skin tests
Skin Tests - methods
Sporothrix - isolation & purification
Sporothrix schenckii
Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis - diagnosis
Sporotrichosis - drug therapy
Sporotrichosis - epidemiology
Sporotrichosis - parasitology
Thimerosal
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Summary:We studied 52 patients with sporotrichosis confirmed by isolation of Sporothrix schenckii and reactivity to the Montenegro skin test (MST) during an ongoing outbreak of this mycosis in Rio de Janeiro. The objective was to emphasize the importance of parasitological confirmation and the possibility of incorrect diagnosis based on the lesion's appearance, epidemiological information, and immunological tests. The antigen used for the MST was conserved in either thimerosal 1:10,000 (group 1) or 0.4% phenol (group 2). Nineteen patients (39%) in group 1 and seven (12%) in group 2 presented an induration ≥10 mm ( p < 0.001). Sera from three patients (6.7%) reacted to indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) for leishmaniasis, while sera from 10 patients (22.2%) reacted to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Fifteen patients (28.8%) presented up to two lesions, with a predominance of ulcers. Forty-four patients (84.6%) were treated with itraconazole. In the differential diagnosis between sporotrichosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis, the possibility of co-infection, allergy to the reagent diluent, and cross-reactions should be further investigated, especially in regions with limited laboratory facilities.
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.09.004