Zoonotic Sporotrichosis: Series of Cases from Non-Endemic Region
Received Date: May 31, 2017 / Accepted Date: Mar 21, 2018 / Published Date: Mar 27, 2018
Abstract
Sporotrichosis is a mycosis caused by the fungus of the Sporothrix schenckii complex, saprophytes in nature, common in thorns and vegetables that can affect both humans and animals. An increase in the number of cases of zoonotic transmission of sporotrichosis in the state of Minas Gerais-Brazil, where the disease was previously associated only with professional or accidental transmission, (such as gardeners), who warns of a possible change in the epidemiological profile, in which the cat is a vector. We described the cases of three patients from related areas. They all had contact with domestic cat affected by cutaneous involvement disease.
Keywords: Dermatosis; Infectious dermatosis; Sporotrichosis; Sporothrix schenckii; Itraconazole
Citation: Neto MPM, Rocha GP, de Oliveira WLG, Freire ES, Bastos BF, et al. (2018) Zoonotic Sporotrichosis: Series of Cases from Non-Endemic Region. Cosmetol & Oro Facial Surg 4: 129.
Copyright: © 2018 Neto MPM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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