Open AccessDIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT DIFFICULTIES OF SPOROTRICHOSIS
Author(s) -
L. V. Hrechanska,
С. П. Остапенко,
P.V. Fedorych
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dermatologìâ ta venerologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-1090
pISSN - 2308-1066
DOI - 10.33743/2308-1066-2021-1-51-57
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , sporothrix schenckii , medicine , dimorphic fungus , anamnesis , dermatology , sporothrix , dermatomycosis , mycosis , terbinafine , antifungal , leucosis , surgery , intensive care medicine , itraconazole , biology , immunology , virus , genetics , yeast
Introduction. Sporotrichosis is a deep mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii and arises from traumatic inoculation of fungus conidia into damaged skin from plants and other organic material. The objective. In order to prevent diagnostic mistakes, which leads to a long-term and ineffective treatment we presented a clinical case of the sporotrichosis, a rare skin disease in our country, that arose in an elderly patient after a rose injury. Methods. The diagnosis of sporotrichosis of the skin was established by the clinical data, anamnesis and histologic examination. Results The impossibility of long-term administration of systemic antifungal drugs in an adequate dose in this case, required to find out an alternative methods of treatment without systemic side effects. The use of local radiation therapy in a patient with skin sporotrichosis led to a positive result in this clinical case. Conclusions. Diagnostic difficulties and the problems of the treatment require awareness of dermatovenereologists and use of alternative methods of treatment.