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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 236 |
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Atypical cutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent adult: Response to potassium iodide
Nikita Gandhi, Ram Chander, Arpita Jain, Sarita Sanke, Taru Garg
Department of Dermatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sarita Sanke
Department of Dermatology, Room No 105, HSB Hostel, LHMC, New Delhi - 110 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.177776
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Cutaneous sporotrichosis, also known as “Rose Gardener's disease,” caused by dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenkii, is usually characterized by indolent nodular or nodulo-ulcerative lesions arranged in a linear pattern. We report bizarre nonlinear presentation of Sporotrichosis, in an immunocompetent adult occurring after a visit to Amazon rain forest, speculating infection with more virulent species of Sporothrix. The diagnosis was reached with the help of periodic acid-Schiff positive yeast cells and cigar shaped bodies seen in skin biopsy along with the therapeutic response to potassium iodide. |
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