ABSTRACT
Background: Sporotrichosis is a fungal disease caused by the Sporothrix schenckii species complex. It is usually acquired by trauma with plants. Lymphatic-cutaneous is the most common clinical manifestation. Case report: The present case describes the development of an epidermoid carcinoma as a late complication on a long evolution sporotrichosis scar. During a period of 50 years, the patient had lesions in the right hand. Sporotrichosis was diagnosed and treated with potassium iodide. Eleven years after the healing of the lesions, a squamous cell carcinoma on the scar of this mycosis was diagnosed. Conclusions: The chronic sporotrichosis injury was probably the cause of the tumor developed on the scar
Antecedentes: La esporotricosis es una enfermedad causada por el complejo de especies Sporothrix schenckii. Generalmente se adquiere por traumatismos con plantas. El compromiso linfocutáneo es la manifestación clínica más común. Caso clínico: El presente caso describe la aparición de un carcinoma epidermoide como complicación tardía en la cicatriz de una esporotricosis de larga evolución. Durante 50 años el paciente presentó lesiones en la mano derecha, se diagnosticó esporotricosis y se trató de manera tópica con yoduro de potasio. Once años después de la cicatrización de la esporotricosis, se diagnosticó un carcinoma de células escamosas en la cicatriz de esta micosis. Conclusiones: El daño en el tejido producido por la esporotricosis crónica podría ser la causa que desencadenó el proceso tumoral sobre la cicatriz
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology , Cicatrix/complications , Hand Dermatoses/complications , Skin Neoplasms/etiology , Sporotrichosis/complications , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Hand , Hand Dermatoses/pathology , Photography , Potassium Iodide/administration & dosage , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Sporotrichosis/drug therapy , Sporotrichosis/pathology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Sporotrichosis is a fungal disease caused by the Sporothrix schenckii species complex. It is usually acquired by trauma with plants. Lymphatic-cutaneous is the most common clinical manifestation. CASE REPORT: The present case describes the development of an epidermoid carcinoma as a late complication on a long evolution sporotrichosis scar. During a period of 50 years, the patient had lesions in the right hand. Sporotrichosis was diagnosed and treated with potassium iodide. Eleven years after the healing of the lesions, a squamous cell carcinoma on the scar of this mycosis was diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS: The chronic sporotrichosis injury was probably the cause of the tumor developed on the scar.
