Childhood Sporotrichosis Mimicking Leishmaniasis: Favourable Outcome with Potassium Iodide

  • Thalita Marçal Machado Residente do terceiro ano de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Camila Araújo Dantas Residentes do segundo ano de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Caroline Medeiros Prohmann Residentes do segundo ano de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Lorena Barcelos e Silva Residentes do segundo ano de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Lorena Ferreira Montes Residente do primeiro ano de Patologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Rafael Figueiredo Gatti Residentes do segundo ano de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
  • Eurides Maria de Oliveira Pozetti Professora e chefe do serviço de Dermatologia do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto – FAMERP, Brasil
Keywords: Child, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Potassium Iodide, Sporotrichosis

Abstract

Sporotrichosis is a chronic infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenkii. In childhood this entity is rare and currently the most frequent in this age group is the zoonotic transmission. The delay in diagnosis and inadvertent use of multiple antimicrobial regimens favor disease progression, therefore causing pain and subsequent scars. The main differential diagnosis for the skin and lymphocutaneous forms is leishmaniasis. Although there are international recommendations for using itraconazole as the first line treatment, it has a level of evidence equal to the saturated solution of potassium iodide and this liquid presentation is more confortable for children.

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Published
2017-07-20
How to Cite
Marçal Machado, T., Araújo Dantas, C., Medeiros Prohmann, C., Barcelos e Silva, L., Ferreira Montes, L., Figueiredo Gatti, R., & de Oliveira Pozetti, E. M. (2017). Childhood Sporotrichosis Mimicking Leishmaniasis: Favourable Outcome with Potassium Iodide. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 75(2), 183-185. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.75.2.775
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Case Reports