Mycosis fungoides-like lesions in a patient with diffuse cutaneous sporotrichosis.
Rev Iberoam Micol
; 32(3): 200-3, 2015.
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BACKGROUND: Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic mycosis acquired by traumatic inoculation or inhalation of fungal conidia. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix, which causes different clinical presentations, being the cutaneous and lymphocutaneous variants being the most frequent. The disseminated cutaneous form is a rare presentation occurring in a minority of cases in Mexico. CASE REPORT: We report an atypical case of disseminated sporotrichosis in an alcoholic and iatrogenically immunosuppressed patient, whose clinical lesions resembled tumoral-stage mycosis fungoides. Histological examination and culture revealed the presence of Sporothrix schenckii. CONCLUSIONS: The patient was treated with itraconazole 200mg per day for 4 months with clinical resolution. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this type of clinical manifestation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Esporotricose
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Micose Fungoide
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Iberoam Micol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Espanha