Disseminated sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. It is a primary cutaneous infection and it has different clinical forms: disseminated by lymphatic vessels (75%), localised cutaneous form (20%), disseminated cutaneous and extracuteus rarely. The systemic disseminated...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2011, Vol.2011 (mar24 1), p.bcr1020103404-bcr1020103404
Main Authors: Romero-Cabello, Raúl, Bonifaz, Alexandro, Romero-Feregrino, Raúl, Sánchez, Carlos Javier, Linares, Yancy, Zavala, Jorge Tay, Romero, Leticia Calderón, Romero-Feregrino, Rodrigo, Vega, José T Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Florists
Humans
Infections
Male
Other
Potassium
South/Central America
Sporotrichosis - diagnosis
Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
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Summary:Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. It is a primary cutaneous infection and it has different clinical forms: disseminated by lymphatic vessels (75%), localised cutaneous form (20%), disseminated cutaneous and extracuteus rarely. The systemic disseminated sporotrichosis is considered a severe opportunistic infection. The best diagnostic test is the culture. The authors report a case of a 36-year-old man, originally from Puebla, Mexico, with a diagnosis of disseminated sporotrichosis. Differential diagnosis with other pathologies includes leishmaniasis, chromoblastomycosis, tuberculosis verrucose and lymphangitis. The development of unusual presentations in immunocompromised patients has been reported.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.10.2010.3404