Atypical presentation of sporotrichosis: report of three cases

Sporotrichosis occurs after fungal implantation of Sporothrix spp. in the skin, and is the main subcutaneous mycosis in Latin America. Here we describe three atypical cases of the disease. The first case report an extra-cutaneous occurrence of the disease with joint infection; the second one describ...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2013-01, Vol.46 (1), p.116-118
Main Authors: Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski, Bittencourt, Laura Riffel, Silva, Cláudio Moss da, Vieira, Roseli Stone, Pereira, Hugo Cataud Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Epidemiology
Erythema nodosum
Female
Fungal infections
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Itraconazole
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
Male
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Septic arthritis
Skin diseases
Sporothrix sp
Sporotrichosis - diagnosis
Sporotrichosis - drug therapy
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Summary:Sporotrichosis occurs after fungal implantation of Sporothrix spp. in the skin, and is the main subcutaneous mycosis in Latin America. Here we describe three atypical cases of the disease. The first case report an extra-cutaneous occurrence of the disease with joint infection; the second one describes a patient with bilateral lymphocutaneous form of sporotrichosis; and the third shows a zoonotic cutaneous case with the development of an erythema nodosum as a hypersensitivity reaction. These cases show the disease importance on the region and the necessity of fungal culture to the diagnosis confirmation.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-868215282013