Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in pediatric patient
Keywords:
sporotrichosis, child, mycosesAbstract
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal disease, facial lesions are reported in up to 92% of pediatric cases and a history of trauma is usually absent. We present a pediatric patient with lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis of the upper limb that is not the usual presentation.
Author Biographies
Juana Gabriela López
Residente I año, Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
Marysol Rebolledo
Dermatóloga, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
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2. Michel da Rosa AC, Scroferneker ML, Vettorato R, Lopes R, Vettorato G, Weber A. Epidemiology of sporotrichosis: a study of 304 cases in Brazil. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52:451-9.
3. Pappas PG, Tellez I, Deep AE, Nolasco D, Holgado W, Bustamante B. Sporotrichosis in Perú: description of an area of hyperendemicity. Clin Infect Dis. 2000;30:65-70.
4. Kauffman CA. Endemic mycoses: blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and sporotrichosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2006;20:645-62.
5. Arenas R. Micología médica ilustrada. Mexico D.F: Mc GrawHill Interamericana; 2003. 129-37.
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López JG, Rebolledo M. Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in pediatric patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];17(3):180-2. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/168
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2019-02-13
How to Cite
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López JG, Rebolledo M. Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in pediatric patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];17(3):180-2. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/168
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