title: Molluscum-like lesions in a patient with sporotrichosis.
abstract: Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii and acquired by direct inoculation. Although the majority of cases consist of the classic lymphocutaneous presentation, the frequency of atypical and severe clinical forms of the disease has increased progressively. Systemic and disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis constitute rare variants and such cases are generally associated with cellular immunodeficiency or debilitated states. The present paper describes the first published case of molluscum-like lesions in disseminated mucocutaneous sporotrichosis. Direct mycological examination and histopathology revealed numerous yeast cells.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Rubem David Azulay Institute of Dermatology, Santa Casa de Misericordia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. regina.schechtman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Regina Casz
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Schechtman
authors.forename: Giselly Silva Neto De
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Crignis
authors.forename: Mercedes Prates
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pockstaller
authors.forename: Luna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azulay-Abulafia
authors.forename: Leonardo Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Quintella
authors.forename: Márcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013175:Sporothrix; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy