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Myeloid Cell Isolation from Mouse Skin and Draining Lymph Node Following Intradermal Immunization with Live Attenuated Plasmodium Sporozoites
Published on: May 18, 2016
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Immunoreactive cutaneous sporotrichosis.
Gustavo de Sá Menezes Carvalho1, John Verrinder Veasey1
1Dermatology Clinic, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia
|August 27, 2020
Summary
Sporothrix infection, a fungal disease, typically affects the skin. This case highlights a rare hypersensitivity reaction in a child, presenting as erythema nodosum and an ulcerated lesion.
Area of Science:
- Mycology
- Infectious Diseases
- Dermatology
Background:
- Sporothrix spp. cause sporotrichosis, a fungal infection transmitted via skin inoculation from soil or animals.
- The lymphocutaneous form is most common (80%), while hypersensitivity reactions are rare.
- Sporotrichosis can present with subacute or chronic progression.
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