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EPIDEMIC CUTANEOUS SPOROTRICHOSIS

1994; Wiley; Volume: 33; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01491.x

1365-4632

Pablo Campos, Roberto Arenas, HELIODORO CORONADO,

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Abstract Background . Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection. Lymphocutaneous and fixed sporotrichosis are the most common forms; cases of disseminated sporotrichosis are rare. There have been isolated reports and some epidemic familial outbreaks of the infection. Methods . We studied four members of two families who contracted sporotrichosis after sleeping in an old and rust‐stained camping tent. Results . All cases presented with polymorphic lesions, three of them with multiple sites of inoculation. The camping tent was shown to be the source of infection. Conclusions . We report an epidemic of sporotrichosis in a family. In three cases disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis occurred in nonimmunodeficient patients. The isolate of Sporothrix schenckii from a camping tent is extremely rare.