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.
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. basakkc@hotmail.com
Basak
B
Coskun
Yunus
Y
Saral
Nusret
N
Akpolat
Arzu
A
Ataseven
Demet
D
Ciçek
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