Clinical microbiological case: infection imitating lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis during pregnancy in a healthy woman from the south-eastern USA

Safdar, A.

doi:10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00586.x

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“…155,156 The incidence of sporotrichosis in the United States is unknown. 157 As an unreported, sporadic disease, its incidence is difficult to estimate. The mold itself is endemic to the Missouri and Mississippi river valleys.…”

Section: Sporotrichosis Is a Subcutaneous Or Systemic Infection Of Humentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The mold itself is endemic to the Missouri and Mississippi river valleys. 157 Sporotrichosis affects all ages and both sexes, but the majority of patients are younger than 30 years old and children under 10 are affected frequently. 147,148 The disease is related to occupation and therefore is seen more frequently in persons who come in contact with wood, plants, and soil, such as forest rangers, horticulturists, florists, carpenters, and miners.…”

Section: Sporotrichosis Is a Subcutaneous Or Systemic Infection Of Humentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tropical dermatology: Fungal tropical diseases

Lupi¹,

Tyring²,

McGinnis³

2005

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Section: Sporotrichosis Is a Subcutaneous Or Systemic Infection Of Humentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sporotrichosis Is a Subcutaneous Or Systemic Infection Of Humentioning

confidence: 99%

Tropical dermatology: Fungal tropical diseases

Lupi¹,

Tyring²,

McGinnis³

2005

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

207

172

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Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis

Barros

Paes²,

Schubach³

2011

Clin Microbiol Rev

531

677

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SUMMARY Sporotrichosis, which is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii , is currently distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical zones. Infection generally occurs by traumatic inoculation of soil, plants, and organic matter contaminated with the fungus. Certain leisure and occupational activities, such as floriculture, agriculture, mining, and wood exploitation, are traditionally associated with the mycosis. Zoonotic transmission has been described in isolated cases or in small outbreaks. Since the end of the 1990s there has been an epidemic of sporotrichosis associated with transmission by cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2,000 human cases and 3,000 animal cases have been reported. In humans, the lesions are usually restricted to the skin, subcutaneous cellular tissue, and adjacent lymphatic vessels. In cats, the disease can evolve with severe clinical manifestations and frequent systemic involvement. The gold standard for sporotrichosis diagnosis is culture. However, serological, histopathological, and molecular approaches have been recently adopted as auxiliary tools for the diagnosis of this mycotic infection. The first-choice treatment for both humans and cats is itraconazole.

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Clinical microbiological case: infection imitating lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis during pregnancy in a healthy woman from the south-eastern USA

Cited by 2 publications

References 29 publications

Tropical dermatology: Fungal tropical diseases

Tropical dermatology: Fungal tropical diseases

Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis

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