Sporotrichosis: Nasal obstruction in an infant

Infant sporotrichosis in northeast China: a report of 15 cases

“…We diagnosed 15 cases of infant sporotrichosis over a period of two years. In a review of the English language literature available through PubMed, we found only six reports of infants (aged <12 months) with sporotrichosis, including: one 4‐month‐old female with an ulcerated plaque on her forehead; 12 one 3‐month‐old male with lesions in the right nasal vestibular and parotid areas; 13 one 2‐month‐old male with a fixed cutaneous facial lesion and both pre‐auricular and cervical lymphadenopathy; 14 and three series of sporotrichosis in subjects with minimum ages of four months, 87 days and eight months, respectively, 5,6,15 in which detailed age distributions were not discussed. The high count of infant cases in our series reflects the serious endemic status of the disease in northeast China, as does the diagnosis of 437 patients with sporotrichosis at our department over the same period.…”

Neonatal Sporotrichosis

“…Thus far, the youngest reported case of sporotrichosis occurred in a 2‐month‐old infant who developed facial and nasal lesions, and presented with nasal obstruction and mild respiratory difficulty while feeding (10); the cause of infection was unknown. Another group reported in an 84‐day‐old girl, which the authors believed was infected by a cat (11).…”

Nasal sporotrichosis in children

“…Fixed cutaneous form lesions localize on the trunks, limbs, and face, whereas the nose is an unusual affected site . Here we present three cases of sporotrichosis on the nose diagnosed by clinical findings, culture, and intradermal sporotrichin test.…”