Sporotrichosis of the abdomen.
A nursery worker contracted sporotrichosis of the abdomen after air-layering with sphagnum moss. The infection, resulting in a 4 by 6 cm ulcerated plaque, satellite lesion, and involvement of the epigastric lymphatics, resolved after two months of saturated potassium iodide therapy.
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D011193:Potassium Iodide