A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis

A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It is considered to be a rare condition in most parts of the world. It mostly causes cutaneous infection but can also cause multisystemic disease. Unlike most deep cutaneous mycoses wh...

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Main Authors: Atiyah Patel, Victor Mudenda, Shabir Lakhi, Owen Ngalamika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9403690
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spelling doaj-7747650353484d109efabef8c189ee232020-11-24T22:07:27ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712016-01-01201610.1155/2016/94036909403690A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous SporotrichosisAtiyah Patel0Victor Mudenda1Shabir Lakhi2Owen Ngalamika3Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, ZambiaPathology Department, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, ZambiaDepartment of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, ZambiaDermatovenereology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, ZambiaSporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It is considered to be a rare condition in most parts of the world. It mostly causes cutaneous infection but can also cause multisystemic disease. Unlike most deep cutaneous mycoses which have a primary pulmonary focus, it is usually caused by direct inoculation of the fungus into the skin causing a classical linear, lymphocutaneous nodular eruption. However, atypical presentations of the condition can occur especially in immunosuppressed individuals. We report the case of a severely immunosuppressed female who presented with disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis which was initially diagnosed and treated as disseminated cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9403690
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Victor Mudenda
Shabir Lakhi
Owen Ngalamika
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Victor Mudenda
Shabir Lakhi
Owen Ngalamika
A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
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Victor Mudenda
Shabir Lakhi
Owen Ngalamika
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title A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
title_short A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
title_full A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
title_fullStr A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
title_full_unstemmed A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis
title_sort 27-year-old severely immunosuppressed female with misleading clinical features of disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
issn 2090-6463
2090-6471
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It is considered to be a rare condition in most parts of the world. It mostly causes cutaneous infection but can also cause multisystemic disease. Unlike most deep cutaneous mycoses which have a primary pulmonary focus, it is usually caused by direct inoculation of the fungus into the skin causing a classical linear, lymphocutaneous nodular eruption. However, atypical presentations of the condition can occur especially in immunosuppressed individuals. We report the case of a severely immunosuppressed female who presented with disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis which was initially diagnosed and treated as disseminated cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9403690
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