Sporotrichosis in Nepal

Abstract

The first case of sporotrichosis from Nepal is reported in a 25-year-old man from a village about 60 km east of Kathmandu. He never travelled outside of Nepal before and had acquired the lymphocutaneous form of the disease after an accidental injury to the right foot while cutting wood. The diagnosis of the case was made by culturing Sporothrix schenckii from the lesions, proving the dimorphic character of the fungus in vitro, its pathogenicity in mice, and its serology. Oral potassium iodide therapy resulted in complete cure.