Sporotrichosis caused by Sporotrix globosa in an elderly male farmer at the site of a cat scratch

Yuka Sakai; Yuta Norimatsu; Taro Akatsuka; Toshihisa Hamada; Harumi Gomi; Makoto Sugaya

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Dec 2024)

Sporotrichosis caused by Sporotrix globosa in an elderly male farmer at the site of a cat scratch

Yuka Sakai,
Yuta Norimatsu,
Taro Akatsuka,
Toshihisa Hamada,
Harumi Gomi,
Makoto Sugaya

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Yuka Sakai: Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan
Yuta Norimatsu: Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan; Corresponding author.
Taro Akatsuka: Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan
Toshihisa Hamada: Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan
Harumi Gomi: Center for Infectious Diseases, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan
Makoto Sugaya: Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 46
p. 100667

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We report a case of sporotrichosis in an elderly male farmer at the site of a cat scratch scar.An 84-year-old Japanese farmer was scratched by his cat two months before his visit to our hospital.A skin biopsy was performed. Tissue culture revealed the presence of Sporothrix globosa.The patient was treated with oral itraconazole 200 mg/day for 13 months due to a slow healing ulceration, and the symptoms resolved. (71 words).

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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