An Unusual Occurrence of Sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis in Peru: Description of an Area of Hyperendemicity

“…Kusuhara et al [22] and Itoh et al [23] reported 2 large series from Japan that included 23 children (15% of 150 patients) and 35 children (18% of 200 patients), respectively, but very few details were provided beyond age, skin lesion morphology, and anatomic location; 21 (92%) of 23 and 34 (97%) of 35 children, respectively, had only facial lesions. In an unusual outbreak of sporotrichosis, 8 cases were reported from 1 residence, including 5 children (all of whom had facial lesions) [24]. In 3 smaller series of sporotrichosis in children, little note was made of facial lesions [25][26][27].…”

Sporothrix schenckii and related species of Ceratocystis.

“…The highest incidence of sporotrichosis seems to be in southern Brazil and the central highlands of Mexico. In individual clinics in both of these countries, sporotrichosis accounted for 0.3 to 0.5% of all dermatoses (45,168). Sporotrichosis is also common in Venezuela, Colombia, and Uruguay.…”

“…It is unclear whether sphagnum moss is contaminated with the fungus in the bogs, during harvesting, or after harvesting (154). The straw used for packing a variety of articles, such as earthenware and ceramics, is a common source of infection by S. schenckii (45,50,180). In Uruguay, almost onehalf of the patients with sporotrichosis were infected during armadillo hunting (106).…”

Sporotrichosis in a Husband and Wife

“…Other than cases of transmission from household pets, 15 familial occurrences (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) familial occurrence of sporotrichosis, only 3 cases (7,12,18) are assumed to be transmitted by human contact. These cases were young children who had few opportunities of contact with people outside their families but had close contact with other family members.…”