Osteomyelitis caused by Sporothrix schenckii in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract Sporotrichosis is the most common subcutaneous mycosis in South America and its association with zoonotic transmission remains a relevant public health problem in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The disease most commonly presents as subacute or chronic cutaneous lesions, although dissemination to v...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Laura Cunha Ferreira, Paulo Feijo Barroso, Elise Tonomura, Tiyomi Akiti, Káris Maria de Pinho Rodrigues
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Sporotrichosis
Osteomyelitis
Cutaneous fistulae
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0354-2015
https://doaj.org/article/cd14351996a34b5cb78c6960f6839ab5
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Summary:Abstract Sporotrichosis is the most common subcutaneous mycosis in South America and its association with zoonotic transmission remains a relevant public health problem in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The disease most commonly presents as subacute or chronic cutaneous lesions, although dissemination to various organs and systems occurs in rare cases, mainly in immunosuppressed individuals. This report describes a case of sporotrichosis with severe bone and subcutaneous damage in an immunocompetent patient who did not exhibit the characteristic skin lesions of sporotrichosis, including ulcers, nodules, and lymphangitis.

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