Characterization of sporotrichosis cases treated in a dermatologic teaching unit in the state of São Paulo - Brazil, 2003 - 2013

An Bras Dermatol. 2015 Mar-Apr;90(2):273-5. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153447.

Abstract

We conducted a transversal retrospective study with secondary data collection from 25 cases of sporotrichosis, treated at a teaching unit in inner São Paulo (Brazil), between the years 2003-2013. We found that the prevalence was higher in men (72%), rural workers (44%) and those living in rural areas (60%), with an average age of 42.48 years. The median between the onset of lesions and diagnosis was six weeks. Lesions predominated in the upper limbs (92%), and were classified as lymphocutaneous (80%) and fixed cutaneous (20%) forms. Clinical cure was observed in 62.5% of the cases treated with potassium iodide and 100% of cases treated with itraconazole.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Age of Onset
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Sporotrichosis / drug therapy
  • Sporotrichosis / epidemiology*
  • Sporotrichosis / pathology
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole