title: Subcutaneous bilateral sporotrichosis: a rare presentation.
abstract: Sporotrichosis is the most common subcutaneous mycosis observed in Brazil as well as in different regions of the world. We report a rare case of sporotrichosis in a Caucasian male agricultural worker whose lesions occurred bilaterally and simultaneously on the upper limbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. hartzsa@ccs.ufsm.br
authors.forename: Sydney Hartz
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Pedro Lucas
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Aurélio
authors.forename: Mateus Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Tecchio
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zuchetto
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schirmer
authors.forename: Janio M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santurio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide