A malar rash from inner Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Abstract

A 49-year-old previously healthy woman from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, presented with a right malar rash that started as a tiny pustule and progressed to an ulcerated papulonodular lesion within ten weeks. A presumptive diagnosis of zoonotic sporotrichosis was made based on excellent response to treatment and epidemiological linkage with a diseased cat. Keywords: Subcutaneous mycosis, Sporotrichosis, Rio de Janeiro, Zoonotic infection