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Sporotrichosis refractory to conventional treatment: therapeutic success with potassium iodide
Lyra, Marcelo Rosandiski; Sokoloski, Vanessa; de Macedo, Priscila Marques; Azevedo, Anna Carolina Procópio de.
  • Lyra, Marcelo Rosandiski; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Sokoloski, Vanessa; Hospital Central Aristarcho Pessoa. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • de Macedo, Priscila Marques; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Azevedo, Anna Carolina Procópio de; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 96(2): 231-233, Mar.-Apr. 2021. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1248728
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Abstract Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by dimorphic fungi of the genus Sporothrix. The authors report a case of fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis with therapeutic failure after 18 months of itraconazole and terbinafine associated with cryosurgery. The patient was cured after the introduction of saturated potassium iodide solution. Sporothrix brasiliensis was the identified species, presenting a susceptibility profile to itraconazole and terbinafine. This fact suggests that therapeutic failure is probably related to the host-fungus interaction rather than drug resistance. It is possible that the immunomodulatory action of the saturated potassium iodide solution may have played an important role in curing this patient.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sporotrichosis / Sporothrix Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Hospital Central Aristarcho Pessoa/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sporotrichosis / Sporothrix Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Hospital Central Aristarcho Pessoa/BR