title: Itraconazole therapy in lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 24-year-old white man had a six-month history of nontender nodules on the dorsal aspect of the right hand. The lesions were diagnosed as lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis based on clinical appearance, histopathologic examinations, and fungal culture. Therapy with itraconazole was started. Considerable improvement was recorded after two months, when all of the lesions diminished in size and were no longer nodular in appearance.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karakayali
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lenk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Artüz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole