title: [Sporotrichosis in patients attending a reference center in Abancay, Peru].
abstract: A descriptive study was conducted between the months of May and August 2008 in Santa Teresa Medical Center, Abancay. Of 33 patients clinically suspected with Sporotrichosis: 20 patients were identified with Sporothrix schenckii. 11 (55%) of patients were males. Children between 0 and 14 years were most affected. 60% of the lesions were fixed cutaneous being more frequent in the head and neck (40%). 55% had lessions for less than one month. In pediatric population with involvement of head and neck, Sporotrichosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions of patients from endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú. maxcrs22@gmail.com
authors.forename: Max Carlos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Soto
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andagua-Castro
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lizárraga-Trujillo
authors.forename: Elsa Gladys
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Ancori
authors.forename: Justo Darwin
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pezo-Ochoa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult