Title
Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis with joint involvement in a woman with type 2 diabetes
Other title
[Esporotricosis cutánea diseminada con compromiso articular en una mujer con diabetes tipo 2]
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Texas Medical Branch
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Disseminated sporotrichosis is a rare presentation of this mycosis. Although it has been described in immunocompetent individuals, there is often T cell-mediated immune compromise. We report the case of a woman with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes who developed disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis. The course of the disease presented several complications including hepatitis secondary to itraconazole and knee arthritis with culture positive for Sporothrix schenckii during treatment with saturated solution of potassium iodide. The case discussion includes aspects of the pathogenesis of disseminated sporotrichosis and management of the infection and its complications.
Start page
187
End page
190
Volume
32
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84930679210
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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