Ritual Samoan body tattooing and associated sporotrichosis.

Autor: Choong KY; Dermatology Outpatient Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia., Roberts LJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Australasian journal of dermatology [Australas J Dermatol] 1996 Feb; Vol. 37 (1), pp. 50-3.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb00996.x
Abstrakt: A 36 year old Samoan male who developed cutaneous sporotrichosis as a result of traditional body tattooing is reported. It is considered that the tattooing procedure was responsible for introducing the infection. He was treated with itraconazole, which produced resolution of the lesions.
Databáze: MEDLINE