Sporotrichosis: a case report and successful treatment with itraconazole

We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with a six-month history of a slowly growing plaque on the right ring finger and nodules over the right arm. Cultures grew Sporothrix schenckii. He was treated with itraconazole, 100 mg daily, with complete resolution of the lesions after five months of therapy. The differential diagnoses and the various modalities of treatment are emphasized.