Ocular adnexal sporotrichosis: A case series
Joaquín Felipe Ramírez-Oliveros, Regina Casz Schechtman, Henry J.C. de Vries, Leonardo Lora, Andrea Arinelli, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas
Abstract
Sporotrichosis, which is caused by fungi of the genus Sporothrix, is the most common subcutaneous mycosis.1 This infection has a worldwide distribution, with areas of high endemicity in Latin America, including the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.2 The clinical presentations are highly variable and poorly understood. The most common presentations are the lymphocutaneous and the fixed cutaneous forms. The disseminated cutaneous and the extracutaneous/disseminated forms are rarer and are usually associated with immunosuppression or other routes of transmission.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSporotrichosisDermatologySeries (stratigraphy)BiologyPaleontologyFungal Infections and StudiesInfectious Diseases and MycologyActinomycetales infections and treatment