Sporotrichosis with Bone Involvement: An Alert to an Occupational Disease

Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic mycosis caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix, which is found in soil. It can be acquired by trauma to the skin. Bone and joint lesions are very rare. The city of Rio de Janeiro is undergoing an epidemic transmitted by cats, and this should be an alert fo...

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Published in:Case reports in dermatology 2014-04, Vol.6 (1), p.114-118
Main Authors: Aguinaga, Felipe de Carvalho, Trope, Beatriz Moritz, Fernandes, Nurimar Conceição, Engel, Delia Celser, Ramos-e-Silva, Marcia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bone
Chronic mycosis
Published: April 2014
Sporotrichosis
Subacute mycosis
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Summary:Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic mycosis caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix, which is found in soil. It can be acquired by trauma to the skin. Bone and joint lesions are very rare. The city of Rio de Janeiro is undergoing an epidemic transmitted by cats, and this should be an alert for the risk to professionals in contact with these animals. The patient was a veterinarian who developed occupational sporotrichosis with osteoarticular involvement transmitted by a cat during a consultation.
ISSN:1662-6567
1662-6567
DOI:10.1159/000362184