Case Report

A case of disseminated sporotrichosis

Ashleigh A.S. Lamont, Kurai Tsoka, Sadhna Kooverjee, Michelle Venter
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases | Vol 39, No 1 | a648 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v39i1.648 | © 2024 Ashleigh A.S. Lamont, Kurai Tsoka, Sadhna Kooverjee, Michelle Venter | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 March 2024 | Published: 12 July 2024

About the author(s)

Ashleigh A.S. Lamont, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kurai Tsoka, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Sadhna Kooverjee, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Michelle Venter, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Sporothrix schenckii is a thermally dimorphic fungus found in soil and in plant matter. Cutaneous sporotrichosis is the most common manifestation and disseminated sporotrichosis is the rarest. Delayed diagnoses are not uncommon. We report a case of disseminated sporotrichosis involving the skin, bones and joints, with subsequent joint destruction, tissue loss and permanent disability.

Contribution: This case report highlights the debilitating potential of sporotrichosis and its often elusive nature regarding diagnosis.


Keywords

Sporothrix schenckii; cutaneous sporotrichosis; disseminated sporotrichosis; osteo-articular sporotrichosis; human immunodeficiency virus

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