Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Immunoreactive cutaneous sporotrichosis.
- Journal:
- Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Carvalho, Gustavo de Sá Menezes & Veasey, John Verrinder
- Affiliation:
- Dermatology Clinic · Brazil
Plain-English summary
Sporotrichosis is an infection caused by a fungus that can enter the skin through contact with soil or infected animals, like cats and dogs. In this case, a 12-year-old child developed a form of the infection that caused painful, swollen bumps on the legs and an ulcer on the arm. This type of infection can sometimes happen in people with weakened immune systems. The child’s symptoms suggest a more severe reaction to the infection. The outcome of the treatment for this child is not mentioned in the abstract.
Abstract
Sporothrix spp. infection can occur through the inoculation of the organism in the skin through direct contact with the soil (sapronotic infection), through contact with animals, such as infected cats and dogs (zoonotic infection), or less frequently via inhalation. With a subacute or chronic evolution, approximately 80% of patients affected by the disease present with the lymphocutaneous form; episodes associated with a hypersensitivity reaction are rare. The authors report the case of a 12-year-old child with immunoreactive sporotrichosis manifested clinically as erythema nodosum lesions in the lower limbs, associated with an ulcerated lesion in the left arm.
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