Sporotrichosis by Sporothrix schenckii senso stricto with itraconazole resistance and terbinafine sensitivity observed in vitro and in vivo: Case report

We report a case of a patient with lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in the right upper limb. The fungus was identified as Sporothrix schenckii senso stricto by calmodulin gene sequencing. The initial treatment was itraconazole (200 mg/day), but in vitro antifungal susceptibility demonstrated high resi...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Vettorato, Daiane Heidrich, Fernanda Fraga, Amanda Carvalho Ribeiro, Danielle Machado Pagani, Carina Timotheo, Tais Guarienti Amaro, Gerson Vettorato, Maria Lúcia Scroferneker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300532

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