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. 2016 Mar-Apr;61(2):236.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.177776.

Atypical Cutaneous Sporotrichosis in an Immunocompetent Adult: Response to Potassium Iodide

Nikita Gandhi  1 , Ram Chander  1 , Arpita Jain  1 , Sarita Sanke  1 , Taru Garg  1
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Atypical Cutaneous Sporotrichosis in an Immunocompetent Adult: Response to Potassium Iodide

Nikita Gandhi et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Cutaneous sporotrichosis, also known as "Rose Gardener's disease," caused by dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenkii, is usually characterized by indolent nodular or nodulo-ulcerative lesions arranged in a linear pattern. We report bizarre nonlinear presentation of Sporotrichosis, in an immunocompetent adult occurring after a visit to Amazon rain forest, speculating infection with more virulent species of Sporothrix. The diagnosis was reached with the help of periodic acid-Schiff positive yeast cells and cigar shaped bodies seen in skin biopsy along with the therapeutic response to potassium iodide.

Keywords: Herpetiform; potassium iodide; sporotrichosis.

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Figure 1
Multiple irregular shaped ulcers distributed randomly over the leg
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Figure 2
Tissue section showing periodic acid-Schiff positive yeast forms with budding at places (high power view)
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