Systemic sporotrichosis in an alcoholic patient.

Autor: Barros NM; Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: norami.barros@gmail.com., Pessoa AS; Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Brotas AM; Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2020 May - Jun; Vol. 95 (3), pp. 376-378. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.08.029
Abstrakt: A 44-year-old male patient presented with nodules that evolved with inflammation, following drainage of seropurulent secretion and ulceration. The patient had a 6 year-history of alcohol addiction and reported contact with cats. At the physical examination, the patient had skin-colored and erythematous nodules, and ulcers covered with thick, blackened crusts on the face, trunk and limbs. A culture of a nodule fluid revealed growth of Sporotrix sp. He also had pulmonary involvement and therefore the disease was classified as systemic sporotrichosis, a rare form that usually affect patients infected with HIV. Chronic alcohol abuse was considered the factor of immunosuppression for the patient.
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Databáze: MEDLINE