An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.

An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.

A 51-year-old man with 3-month unhealing cat bite wound was diagnosed with sporotrichosis, a subacute-to-chronic infection caused by the worldwide endemic, dimorphic fungus Sporothrix globosa. The case would help clinicians to raise awareness of human sporotrichosis due to cat bites, which remains r...

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Main Authors: Yanbin Liu, Lina Liu, Mei Kang, Zhiyong Zong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008859
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author Yanbin Liu
Lina Liu
Mei Kang
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Lina Liu
Mei Kang
Zhiyong Zong
An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Lina Liu
Mei Kang
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title An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
title_short An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
title_full An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
title_fullStr An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
title_full_unstemmed An unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to Sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
title_sort unhealing wound and subcutaneous nodules due to sporothrix globosa after a cat bite.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
series PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
issn 1935-2727
1935-2735
publishDate 2020-12-01
description A 51-year-old man with 3-month unhealing cat bite wound was diagnosed with sporotrichosis, a subacute-to-chronic infection caused by the worldwide endemic, dimorphic fungus Sporothrix globosa. The case would help clinicians to raise awareness of human sporotrichosis due to cat bites, which remains rare and is likely to be underrecognized and misdiagnosed.
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008859
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