Case report. Successfully treated subcutaneous infection with Sporothrix schenckii in Turkey.
Sporotrichosis is rare in Turkey. We report a 48-year-old man who had subcutaneous sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix schenckii that was successfully treated with short-term itraconazole and potassium iodide. The isolate was susceptible to itraconazole also in vitro. Short-term itraconazole and potassium iodide should be agents of choice for treatment of subcutaneous sporotrichosis. However, treatment is controversial both in choice of agent used and in duration of therapy.
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014421:Turkey
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011193:Potassium Iodide; D017964:Itraconazole