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- Title
ESPOROTRICOSE CUTÂNEA DISSEMINADA EM PACIENTE COM IMUNOSSUPRESSÃO SECUNDÁRIA AO USO DE CORTICOIDE: RELATO DE CASO.
- Authors
Chaves Pires Leite, Júlia Regina; Brito Araújo, Jaime Emanuel; Cruz Carneiro, Filipe; Pereira Borba, Edna Silvia; Fernandes Paiva, Melina Pereira; Palitot de Brito, Raphael Bastos; Casado Liberal, Juan Demetrios; Bastos Palitot, Esther
- Abstract
Sporotrichosis is a ubiquitous and cosmopolitan infection with diverse clinical presentation, it can affect humans through traumatic inoculation in the skin. Diagnosis is accomplished through clinical history and isolation of the fungus in culture. This article aims to report a clinical case of disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis, which occurred in Campina Grande-PB, treated at the Alcides Carneiro University Hospital. A brief literature review regarding this pathology and its clinical and laboratory aspects is conducted. The patient was immunosuppressed secondary corticosteroid use and presented disseminated lesions throughout the body. The initial therapy with Itraconazole did not yield a favorable response.
- Publication
Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde da UNIPAR, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 10, p5517
- ISSN
1415-076X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25110/arqsaude.v27i10.2023-005