title: Sporotrichosis of the hand: an urban experience.
abstract: Sporotrichosis is uncommon in Canadian urban centers. Lymphocutaneous and fixed cutaneous are the most common cutaneous forms of the disease, typically seen in the upper extremity in adult patients. History usually reveals a puncture injury contaminated with soil. Lesions are refractory to commonly used antibiotics. Cultures of biopsy specimens reliably grow the fungus Sporothrix schenkii. First line treatment is oral potassium iodide. We have reviewed a series of 7 cases from various Toronto teaching hospitals and compared them to the world literature.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Health Centre, Department of Dermatology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sibbald
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freiberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide