Sporotrichosis successfully treated with terbinafine and potassium iodide: case report and review of the literature.
Sporotrichosis is rare in Turkey. We report a 40-year-old woman who had subcutaneous sporotrichosis caused by sporothrix schenckii that was successfully treated with terbinafine (250 mg, twice a day) for a period of 6 months. She received a saturated solution of potassium iodide orally for two months. Terbinafine and potassium iodide are suggested to be the agents of choice for treatment of subcutaneous sporotrichosis.
Coskun
Basak
B
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. basakkc@hotmail.com
Saral
Yunus
Y
Akpolat
Nusret
N
Ataseven
Arzu
A
Ciçek
Demet
D
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000254:growth & development*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000077291:Terbinafine
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011193:Potassium Iodide; D000077291:Terbinafine