Sporotrichosis following a rodent bite. A case report.
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.
Frean
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Department of Tropical Diseases, School of Pathology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
Isaäcson
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Miller
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Mistry
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Heney
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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*
D011193:Potassium Iodide