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Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis
Author(s) -
Whitfeld Margot J,
Faust Holly B
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1995.tb00960.x
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , medicine , sporothrix schenckii , biopsy , mycosis , lesion , surgery , dermatology , pathology
SUMMARY Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis presented in a 10 year old child 1–2 weeks after an abrasion. A series of nodules, two of which ulcerated, appeared along the arm with tender unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy in the absence of systemic symptoms. Biopsy showed a granulomatous infiltrate but failed to reveal the organism; however, culture was positive for Sporothrix schenckii . The primary lesion healed with a scar after 3 months of systemic therapy with potassium iodide.