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. 2016 Aug;28(4):507-8.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.507. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Presenting as Clinical Feature of Facial Cellulitis in an Adult

Jun Gyu Song  1 , You Bum Song  1 , Sang Youl Yun  1 , Moo Kyu Suh  1 , Gyoung Yim Ha  2 , Jung Ran Kim  3 , Jong Soo Choi  4
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Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Presenting as Clinical Feature of Facial Cellulitis in an Adult

Jun Gyu Song et al. Ann Dermatol. 2016 Aug.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) Localized erythematous plaques with swelling on the right upper eyelid. (B) Skin lesions showing completely cured after six months of treatment.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. (A) Dark brown to black, moist and wrinkled colonies on Sabouraud's dextrose agar slants at 25℃ for 2 weeks. (B) Septate branched mycelia and clustered conidia were observed in slide culture (lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×1,000), (C) periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS)-positive spores in dermis (PAS stain, ×400).
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