Abstract

Sporotrichosis is a chronic cutaneous fungal infection caused by Sporothrix (S.) schenckii. It is subdivided into three groups by clinical manifestation: lymphocutaneous, fixed cutaneous, disseminated sporotrichosis. Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis is most common type and involves upper extremities usually. The incidence of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis on the face is very low, especially in children. We report a case of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis on face in a 10-month-old girl. The lesions represented linear three small erythematous papules on the right cheek. The fungal culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed dark brown to black colored wrinkled colonies. The microscopic examination showed septated, branched mycelia and clustered conidia in slide culture of S. schenckii. The patient

was treated with oral administration of potassium iodide and the lesions were cured completely.

Keywords

Infantile face Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

KJMM 2008 June;13(2):75-79(5). Epub 2016 February 19
Copyright © 2008 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Dong Nyeok Hyun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jong Hoon Won; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Joon Soo Park; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Hyun Chung; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Bok Jun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Joon Soo Park, Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 650-4161, Fax: (053) 650-4891, e-mail: g9563009@cu.ac.kr

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Dong Nyeok Hyun

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Jong Hoon Won

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Joon Soo Park

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Hyun Chung

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Jae Bok Jun

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 19