Successful treatment of cutaneous sporotrichosis with liquid nitrogen: report of three cases.
Sporotrichosis is a not uncommon deep fungal infection that frequently involves the skin. At present, there are several therapeutic modalities available to treat this infection. This report outlines the successful treatment of three cases of sporotrichosis using liquid nitrogen. Cryotherapy may be useful in treating some cases of this disease.
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University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Center, Canada.
D002648:Child; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D009584:Nitrogen