Sporotrichosis in Iran.
This report describes a 23 year-old male florist gardener diagnosed with subcutaneous sporotrichosis caused by the dimorphic pathogenic soil fungus Sporothrix schenckii. The patient had several small skin lesions over the left upper arm with ascendant chains of enlarged lymph nodes.Sporothrix schenckii was detected from clinical samples by direct microscopy and culture and its ability to switch from mould to yeast form at 37 degrees C. The patient was successfully treated with long-term potassium iodide and advised to wear gloves and long sleeves when handling any kind of plant material.
Kazemi
Abdolhassan
A
National Public Health Management Center (NPMC) and Immunology and Parasitology Department, Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran. Hassan5628@yahoo.com
Razi
Ahad
A
D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D051639:Gardening; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries / Q000382:microbiology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*