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. 2024 Jul 12;39(1):648.
doi: 10.4102/sajid.v39i1.648. eCollection 2024.

A case of disseminated sporotrichosis

Ashleigh A S Lamont  1 , Kurai Tsoka  2 , Sadhna Kooverjee  1 , Michelle Venter  1
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A case of disseminated sporotrichosis

Ashleigh A S Lamont et al. S Afr J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Sporothrix schenckii is a thermally dimorphic fungus found in soil and in plant matter. Cutaneous sporotrichosis is the most common manifestation and disseminated sporotrichosis is the rarest. Delayed diagnoses are not uncommon. We report a case of disseminated sporotrichosis involving the skin, bones and joints, with subsequent joint destruction, tissue loss and permanent disability.

Contribution: This case report highlights the debilitating potential of sporotrichosis and its often elusive nature regarding diagnosis.

Keywords: Sporothrix schenckii; cutaneous sporotrichosis; disseminated sporotrichosis; human immunodeficiency virus; osteo-articular sporotrichosis.

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The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(a and b) Hyperkeratotic lesions on the dorsal aspect of the patient’s hand with fixed flexion deformities of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints and hyperkeratinisation of the nails was noticed.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
(a and b) X-ray of patient’s left hand, demonstrating osteoarticular destruction at multiple sites.
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