Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing
A 22-year-old woman presented with an ulcer on her right earlobe 2 months ago, with inflammation and enlarged ipsilateral lymph nodes in her neck. She was treated with antibiotics without success and then was referred to an infectious disease specialist. She has a cat at home with sporotrichosis, bu...
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| author | Evelyn Zacarias Talita Alves Claudilson Bastos Paulo Athanazio Sergio Arruda |
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| description | A 22-year-old woman presented with an ulcer on her right earlobe 2 months ago, with inflammation and enlarged ipsilateral lymph nodes in her neck. She was treated with antibiotics without success and then was referred to an infectious disease specialist. She has a cat at home with sporotrichosis, but without direct contact with the lesion, she did not remember any scratching by the cat. She also mentioned wearing a semi-jewel earring. This is a rare and unusual case of sporotrichosis in the earlobe, probably caused by wearing an earring contaminated by the cat's fungus that was present in the home environment. The delay in diagnosis and treatment led to the worsening of the injury and loss of the earlobe. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-624856c132f14547a81afacfe9fef5b22025-01-26T05:03:32ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702025-01-01291104464Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earingEvelyn Zacarias0Talita Alves1Claudilson Bastos2Paulo Athanazio3Sergio Arruda4Instituto Gonçalo Moniz – FIOCRUZ, Salvador, BA, BrazilInstituto Couto Maia ‒ SESAB, Salvador, BA, BrazilInstituto Couto Maia ‒ SESAB, Salvador, BA, BrazilLaboratório IMAGEPAT, Salvador, BA, BrazilInstituto Gonçalo Moniz – FIOCRUZ, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Universidade Estadual da Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA, Brazil; Corresponding author.A 22-year-old woman presented with an ulcer on her right earlobe 2 months ago, with inflammation and enlarged ipsilateral lymph nodes in her neck. She was treated with antibiotics without success and then was referred to an infectious disease specialist. She has a cat at home with sporotrichosis, but without direct contact with the lesion, she did not remember any scratching by the cat. She also mentioned wearing a semi-jewel earring. This is a rare and unusual case of sporotrichosis in the earlobe, probably caused by wearing an earring contaminated by the cat's fungus that was present in the home environment. The delay in diagnosis and treatment led to the worsening of the injury and loss of the earlobe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024007475SporotrichosisEarlobeAtypical form |
| spellingShingle | Evelyn Zacarias Talita Alves Claudilson Bastos Paulo Athanazio Sergio Arruda Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Sporotrichosis Earlobe Atypical form |
| title | Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| title_full | Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| title_fullStr | Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| title_short | Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| title_sort | sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing |
| topic | Sporotrichosis Earlobe Atypical form |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024007475 |
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