WIDESPREAD CUTANEOUS LESIONS DUE TO Sporothrix schenckii IN A PATIENT UNDER A LONG TERM STEROIDS THERAPY

A case of sporotrichosis in a woman presenting 63 cutaneous lesions distributed all over the tegument is related. The patient had both humoral (Immunoglobulins) and cellular (Lymphocytes subpopulations) immunity within normal limits, but was under treatment with steroid during a long time (Prednison...

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Main Authors: SEVERO Luiz Carlos, FESTUGATO Moira, BERNARDI César, LONDERO Alberto Thomaz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1999
Subjects:
Sporotrichosis
Sporothrix schenckii
Corticosteroid
Side effect
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2aa6ea5feff54a1fbb71524e3bc063be
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Summary:A case of sporotrichosis in a woman presenting 63 cutaneous lesions distributed all over the tegument is related. The patient had both humoral (Immunoglobulins) and cellular (Lymphocytes subpopulations) immunity within normal limits, but was under treatment with steroid during a long time (Prednisone 10 mg daily for 2 years), due to a sciatic pain. In addition a review of the Brazilian literature on this type of lesions was carried out and commented.

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