First autochthone case of sporotrichosis by Sporothrix globosa in Portugal.
In this study, we characterize the first autochthone case of human sporotrichosis reported in Lisbon, Portugal. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization revealed that the infection was caused by Sporothrix globosa. We conclude that sporotrichosis may be underdiagnosed particularly in Southern Europe and suggest Portugal as an emerging area for this fungal infection.
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; Laboratório de Micologia, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: manoel.marques@ipec.fiocruz.br.
Manoel Marques Evangelista
MM
de Oliveira
Laboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisboa, Portugal.
Cristina
C
Veríssimo
Laboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisboa, Portugal.
Raquel
R
Sabino
Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
João
J
Aranha
Laboratório de Micologia, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rosely Maria
RM
Zancopé-Oliveira
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Paula
P
Sampaio
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Célia
C
Pais
D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011174:Portugal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
D004271:DNA, Fungal
Autochthone case; Portugal; Sporothrix globosa; Sporotrichosis; T3B