title: Sporotrichosis following a rodent bite. A case report.
abstract: A ten year old boy developed lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis following a wild rodent bite. The infection was successfully treated with potassium iodide. Sporotrichosis in humans has followed bites, pecks and stings inflicted by a variety of animals, birds and insects. Many species of animals are susceptible to infection by Sporothrix schenkii, but transmission from infected animals to man is uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Diseases, School of Pathology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Frean
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isaäcson
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012377:Rodentia; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide