Sporotrichosis caused by Sporotrix globosa in an elderly male farmer at the site of a cat scratch.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of sporotrichosis in an elderly male farmer at the site of a cat scratch scar. An 84-year-old Japanese farmer was scratched by his cat two months before his visit to our hospital. A skin biopsy was performed. Tissue culture revealed the presence of Sporothrix globosa. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole 200 mg/day for 13 months due to a slow healing ulceration, and the symptoms resolved. (71 words).

SUBMITTER: Sakai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11416248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature