Cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent farmer

Abstract

Sporotrichosis is an implantation mycosis due to the genus Sporothrix. Cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis is an unusual clinical form that often affects immunocompromised patients. We report a case of cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent famer from a rural region of Madagascar, treated successfully with Itraconazole 200mg twice a day. This case highlights the role of multiple inoculation affecting different parts of the body as a risk factor of cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent individually.

Keywords

• Implantation mycosis
• Itraconazole
• Sporotrichosis
• Sporothrix schenkii
• Madagascar