Disseminated Sporotrichosis: An Important Differential Diagnosis for Venous Ulcers

Adv Skin Wound Care. 2020 Sep;33(9):1-3. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000666908.88965.35.

Abstract

The authors present the case of a 45-year-old immunosuppressed man with lower extremity ulcers. Initially treated as venous ulcers, the wounds were later correctly diagnosed as cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis. After appropriate treatment with systemic antifungals was initiated, the patient healed within 4 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Leg Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Leg Ulcer / diet therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sporotrichosis / diagnosis*
  • Sporotrichosis / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Varicose Ulcer / diagnosis

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents