title: Feline-transmitted sporotrichosis: A case study from California.
abstract: We report a case of cat-associated sporotrichosis in an adult female in California. A retrospectively diagnosed cutaneous sporotrichosis infection in the patient's cat and the unusual site of the primary lesion in the patient contributed to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Here, we also review the English literature regarding the epidemiology of Sporothrix schenkii as a cat-associated zoonosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Swartzberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole