Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis presenting as a necrotic facial mass: Case and review

Dermatol Online J. 2017 Jul 15;23(7):13030/qt5zd47238.

Abstract

Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii, a group of common saprophytes of soil, plants, and organic debris. Disseminated forms may be seen in the setting of immunosuppression and are typically treated initially with intravenous lipidized amphotericin B. We report an unusual case of a 65-year-old woman who developed disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis with extensive facial involvement in the absence of a known primary inoculation. Her cutaneous lesions completely resolved after treatment with intravenous posaconazole without amphotericin B.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Face / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Necrosis
  • Sporothrix / isolation & purification*
  • Sporotrichosis / drug therapy*
  • Sporotrichosis / pathology
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Triazoles
  • Itraconazole
  • posaconazole