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Case Reports
. 2016 May 31;3(1):44-7.
doi: 10.3109/23320885.2016.1168703. eCollection 2016.

Disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient

Kareem Hassan  1 , Tolga Turker  2 , Tirdad Zangeneh  3
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Case Reports

Disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient

Kareem Hassan et al. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. .

Abstract

Sporothrix schenckii, the causative agent of sporotrichosis, is a relatively rare infection. Local infection usually occurs through direct inoculation of the organism through the skin; disseminated disease is rarely seen. This article describes a case of disseminated sporotrichosis in a middle-aged man without the commonly seen risk factors for dissemination.

Keywords: Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis; disseminated; hand; lymphocutaneous; ocular; pulmonary; rose gardener’s disease.

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Hand X-ray showing extensive soft tissue edema of the right hand.
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