Case Report: Sporotrichosis from the Northern Territory of Australia

Translated title of the contribution: Sporotrichosis from the Northern Territory of Australia

Shradha Subedi, Sarah E. Kidd, Robert W. Baird, Nicholas Coatsworth, Anna P. Ralph

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Abstract

We report three cases of lymphocutaneous infection caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus, Sporothrix schenckii from Australia's tropical Northern Territory. Two cases were acquired locally, making them the first to be reported from this region. All three cases presented with ulceration in the limb; however, the classical sporotrichoid spread was present only in the first two cases. Their occurrence within several weeks of each other was suggestive of a common source of environmental contamination such as hay used as garden mulch. Diagnoses were delayed in each case, with each patient having substantial exposure to ineffective antibiotics before the correct diagnosis was made. These cases bring the total number of reported sporotrichosis cases in Australia since 1951 to 199. Lessons from these cases are to consider the diagnosis of sporotrichosis in lesions of typical appearance, even in geographical settings from where this pathogen has not previously been reported.

Translated title of the contributionSporotrichosis from the Northern Territory of Australia
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1263-1268
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume91
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

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