Cat-transmitted cutaneous lymphatic sporothricosis.
Sporotrichosis is the most common of the deep mycoses. In most cases the transmission occurs secondary to recent penetrating trauma with plant thorns, wood splinters or contaminated organic material. We report a case of a 68-year-old Brazilian female with a small ulcer on her right forefinger and palpable erythematous nodules on her right forearm. These occurred after the bite of a domestic cat that had a lesion on its hind-foot. Since the 1980s, the role of felines in the transmission of this mycosis to humans has gained attention among animal owners, veterinarians, and caretakers. Humans can be contaminated by a cat scratch or bite and even by contact with contaminated solutions.
Xavier
Marcus Henrique de S B
MH
Serviço de Dermatologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. marcus_hx@hotmail.com
Teixeira
Amanda de Lima
Ade L
Pinto
Jane Marcy N
JM
Rodrigues
Karla Strong
KS
Vilar
Enoi Guedes
EG
Souza
Angela Cristina L
AC
Pereira
Gabriela Blatt
GB
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity
D011193:Potassium Iodide