Cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis: a case report and literature review
LIU Wen
SHAO Li-fang
ZHAO Qing-li
ZHAO Guang
Abstract：Objective Investigate the etiology,clinical characteristics,diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis to improve the understanding of the disease and to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment.Methods The clinical symptoms,histopathology,and fungal culture results of a patient with cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis were analyzed and literatures were reviewed.Results The patient suffered hoarseness at the very beginning.Three months later several nodules were distributed on her body.Nodules gradually increased and ulcerated with pus and blood.Histopathological examination of pharyngeal portion showed papillomatosis and multinucleated giant cells.But acid-fast stain test was negative.Fungal examination with microscope and culture from the pus of lesions were negative.Histopathological examination of skin lesions showed infective granulomas.Fungal culture of tissue was positive.Cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis was confirmed.Conclusion In immunocompetent population the incidence of disseminated sporotrichosis was low,resulting misdiagnosis and mistreatment.The tissue culture was superior to the pus culture for the diagnosis of sporotrichosis.
Keywords：sporotrichosiscutaneous disseminatedhoarseness
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 30-33 )