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Título: | Sporotrichosis caused by sporothrix mexicana, Portugal |
Autor(es): | Dias, Nicolina Oliveira, M. M. E. Portela, M. Santos, C. Zancope-Oliveira, R. M. Lima, Nelson |
Data: | 2011 |
Editora: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Revista: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Resumo(s): | Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection present worldwide that is caused by traumatic inoculation or inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii complex (1-3). However, molecular studies have shown that the S. schenckii complex constitutes several cryptic infectious species (i.e., S. albicans, S. brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. luriei, S. mexicana, and S. schenckii). Marimon et al. (4) demonstrated 3 major clades grouped into 6 putative phylogenetic species. The natural habitats of these species are soil and plants. The species showed distinct pathologic behavior, antifungal responses, and phenotypes, which suggests that optimal clinical treatment may depend on the taxon involved in the sporotrichosis (1). Human infections have been reported primarily from the Americas, including Latin America (3,5). Asia (e.g., Malaysia, India, Japan), Africa, and Australia are also regions where infections are endemic (6). Although infections are rare in Europe, a case of human infection (7) and a case of an animal infection (8) have been described in southern Italy. We report a case of human sporotrichosis in which S. mexicana was isolated from a patient in Portugal. |
Tipo: | Carta ao editor |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/16742 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1710.110737 |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
e-ISSN: | 1080-6059 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEB - Publicações em Revistas/Séries Internacionais / Publications in International Journals/Series |