title: Sporotrichosis in the Orinoco river basin of Venezuela and Colombia.
abstract: Six cases of sporotrichosis from the Orinoco river basin of Venezuela and Colombia are described; two are of the localized cutaneous type and four are lymphocutaneous. Diagnosis was based on the patient's clinical history and mycological culture. Epidemiology and distinctive cultural habits of the patients are discussed in connection with disease etiology.
authors.affiliation: Centro Amazónico de Investigación y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (CAICET), Territorio Federal Amazones, Venezuela.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beer-Romero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Ochoa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Angulo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yarzábal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003105:Colombia; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014687:Venezuela