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Cutaneous sporotrichosis: an unusual clinico‐pathologic and therapeutic presentation
Author(s) -
Sharma N. L.,
Mahajan V. K.,
Verma N.,
Thakur S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00934.x
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , pathology , surgery
Summary This report presents a number of unusual clinico‐histopathologic and therapeutic features in a culture proven case of cutaneous sporotrichosis. These include lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis involving face; its dissemination in an otherwise healthy patient; its histology mimicking cutaneous cryptococcosis; two episodes of severe purulent inflammatory reaction bordering the lesion during therapy with saturated solution of potassium iodide; no therapeutic response to potassium iodide therapy and rapid healing of lesion with high‐dose of fluconazole.