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[Atypical presentation of cutaneous sporotrichosis in an alcoholic patient]
Priscila Wolf Nassif1, Inandiara Rafaela Marco de Oliveira Granado, Juliana Soares Ferraz
1Department of Dermatology, Uninga Faculty, Maringa-PR, Brazil.
Abstract:
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis with a high prevalence in Brasil. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, and may lead to different clinical presentations. The disseminated cutaneous form is uncommon and corresponds to 4 percent of the total number of cases. We report a case of atypical disseminated sporotrichosis in an alcoholic patient, whose culture for fungi revealed the presence of Sporothrix schenckii. The patient was treated with itraconazole 200 mg/day for 6 months with clinical clearing.
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