title: A familial occurrence of sporotrichosis.
abstract: A grandfather and granddaughter suffering from sporotrichosis were reported. It is thought that they might have been infected from the same source of Sporothrix schenckii (S. schenckii).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dekio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jidoi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozasa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tohgi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide