| Literature DB >> 22700076 |
Raúl Romero-Cabello1, Alexandro Bonifaz, Raúl Romero-Feregrino, Carlos Javier Sánchez, Yancy Linares, Jorge Tay Zavala, Leticia Calderón Romero, Rodrigo Romero-Feregrino, José T Sánchez Vega.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22700076 PMCID: PMC3070371 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2010.3404
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X