Feline Sporotrichosis

Read, Sandra I.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1982.01650180063020

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“…In the great majority of cases, the fungus gains entrance into the body through trauma to the skin by some kind of soil or plant materials such as thorns or splinters (2). Zoonotic transmission of sporotrichosis is rare (3). In recent years, a transmission from pet cats to a family member has been noted (4).…”

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Sporotrichosis in a Husband and Wife

Umemoto

Demitsu

Osawa

et al. 2005

The Journal of Dermatology

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Familial occurrence of sporotrichosis is rare. We report two patients, a husband and wife, with sporotrichosis. A 67-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman, who were farmers, had erythematous plaques and nodules on their faces and his forearm. They had noticed their cutaneous lesions during nearly the same period without any traumatic history. Fragments of biopsy specimens from both of them were submitted for mycological cultures and yielded pure cultures of Sporothrix schenckii (S. schenckii). Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the mitochondrial DNA of the S. schenckii isolated from the biopsy specimens of their lesions were investigated. The isolates were identified as type 5, which is comparatively abundant in the Kanto area in Japan. The husband was treated with potassium iodide and itraconazole. His wife was treated with itraconazole alone. We failed to isolate a causative fungus from the soil. Our case is the second case in the literature of sporotrichosis in a husband and wife during the same period.

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Sporotrichosis in a Husband and Wife

Umemoto

Demitsu

Osawa

et al. 2005

The Journal of Dermatology

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“…It is an occupational mycosis of gardeners, laborers, farmers, mine workers, carpenters, florists, horticulturists, nurserymen, forest employees, and cat handlers [17][18][19][20]. The individual is exposed to the infected plant material and soil, which can be considered as the point source of infection [21].…”

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“…In South Africa, 3000 persons who worked in the gold mines, contracted sporotrichosis from the fungus contaminated timber [1]. Read and Sperling [20] are credited to elucidate for the first time the zoonotic potential of S. schenckii by investigating an outbreak of the disease in five persons who were exposed to an infected cat. Later, this observation was substantiated by Welsh [28].…”

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“…Amphotericin B (0.2 to 1.0 mg /kg, IV) and itraconazole (400 mg per day orally) have been tried in extracutaneous sporotrichosis. It has been observed that AIDS patients with disseminated sporotrichosis require lifelong maintenance therapy with itraconazole after induction therapy with Amphotericin B [19][20][21][22][23]. Terbinafine at the dosage rate of 250 mg twice daily has also showed encouraging results in the management of cutaneous sporotrichosis [26].…”

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Sporotrichosis: An Infectious Emerging Mycosis of Zoonotic Potential

Dave¹

2017

Ann Bio Sci

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“…Sporotrichosis is a human mycosis; however, there is an alarming increase in the frequency of infections in domestic animals, principally in cats, which has led to an increase in the relevant importance from an epidemiological perspective (Reed et al , 1993; Smilack, 1993; De Lima et al , 2001; Barros et al , 2008; Lloret et al , 2013). Its ease of transmission to cohabitant humans and other animals, especially by bites and scratches, makes it a significant zoonosis (Read & Sperling, 1982; Nusbaum et al , 1983; Dunstan et al , 1986). Cats develop disseminated skin ulcers, with often fatal infection (Lloret et al , 2013).…”

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Sporothrix schenckii complex biology: environment and fungal pathogenicity

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Sporothrix schenckii is a complex of various species of fungus found in soils, plants, decaying vegetables and other outdoor environments. It is the aetiological agent of sporotrichosis in humans and several animals. Humans and animals can acquire the disease through traumatic inoculation of the fungus into subcutaneous tissue. Despite the importance of sporotrichosis, it being currently regarded as an emergent disease in several countries, the factors driving its increasing medical importance are still largely unknown. There have only been a few studies addressing the influence of the environment on the virulence of these pathogens. However, recent studies have demonstrated that adverse conditions in its natural habitats can trigger the expression of different virulence factors that confer survival advantages both in animal hosts and in the environment. In this review, we provide updates on the important advances in the understanding of the biology of Spor. schenckii and the modification of its virulence linked to demonstrated or putative environmental factors.

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Feline Sporotrichosis

Cited by 52 publications

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Sporotrichosis in a Husband and Wife

Sporotrichosis in a Husband and Wife

Sporotrichosis: An Infectious Emerging Mycosis of Zoonotic Potential

Sporothrix schenckii complex biology: environment and fungal pathogenicity

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