A case of disseminated sporotrichosis

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

 
 
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Title A case of disseminated sporotrichosis
 
Creator Lamont, Ashleigh A.S. Tsoka, Kurai Kooverjee, Sadhna Venter, Michelle
 
Subject Infectious Diseases; Mycology Sporothrix schenckii; cutaneous sporotrichosis; disseminated sporotrichosis; osteo-articular sporotrichosis; human immunodeficiency virus
Description 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.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Department of Internal Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto
Date 2024-07-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajid.v39i1.648
 
Source Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 39, No 1 (2024); 4 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Soweto; Witwatersrand; Gauteng; South Africa — HIV infected
Rights Copyright (c) 2024 Ashleigh A.S. Lamont, Kurai Tsoka, Sadhna Kooverjee, Michelle Venter https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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