Ann Dermatol.  2016 Aug;28(4):507-508. 10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.507.

Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Presenting as Clinical Feature of Facial Cellulitis in an Adult

• Song JG
• Song YB
• Yun SY
• Suh MK
• Ha GY
• Kim JR
• Choi JS

• KMID: 2344828
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.507

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Cellulitis*
Humans
Sporotrichosis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Localized erythematous plaques with swelling on the right upper eyelid. (B) Skin lesions showing completely cured after six months of treatment.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Dark brown to black, moist and wrinkled colonies on Sabouraud's dextrose agar slants at 25℃ for 2 weeks. (B) Septate branched mycelia and clustered conidia were observed in slide culture (lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×1,000), (C) periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS)-positive spores in dermis (PAS stain, ×400).

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