A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis. (4th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Patel, Atiyah; Mudenda, Victor; Lakhi, Shabir; Ngalamika, Owen
• Other Names: Krishnan Ravi Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in dermatological medicine. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-01-04
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5005
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/9403690
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6463

Abstract

Abstract : Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It is considered to be a rare condition in most parts of the world. It mostly causes cutaneous infection but can also cause multisystemic disease. Unlike most deep cutaneous mycoses which have a primary pulmonary focus, it is usually caused by direct inoculation of the fungus into the skin causing a classical linear, lymphocutaneous nodular eruption. However, atypical presentations of the condition can occur especially in immunosuppressed individuals. We report the case of a severely immunosuppressed female who presented with disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis which was initially diagnosed and treated as disseminated cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.