title: A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis.
abstract: Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It is considered to be a rare condition in most parts of the world. It mostly causes cutaneous infection but can also cause multisystemic disease. Unlike most deep cutaneous mycoses which have a primary pulmonary focus, it is usually caused by direct inoculation of the fungus into the skin causing a classical linear, lymphocutaneous nodular eruption. However, atypical presentations of the condition can occur especially in immunosuppressed individuals. We report the case of a severely immunosuppressed female who presented with disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis which was initially diagnosed and treated as disseminated cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: Atiyah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mudenda
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: Shabir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakhi
authors.affiliation: Dermatovenereology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ngalamika