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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Limphocutaneous Sporotrichosis Due to Sporothrix schenckii var schenckii: A Relapsing Case after Treatment with Potassium Iodide in Elderly

  AUTHORS: Eder R. Juárez-Durán, Sabrina Escandón-Pérez, Fritz Cajuste-Sequeira, Luis M. Sánchez-Navarro, Carlos A. Barrera-Ochoa, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro, Roberto Arenas

  KEYWORDS: Sporotrichosis, Lymphangitic Sporotrichosis, Sporothrix schenckii, Recurrence, Potassium Iodide

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Microbiology, Vol.12 No.4, April 11, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It has three classic clinical variants: fixed, lymphangitic, and systemic. Treatment in most cases has been itraconazole or potassium iodide. The aim of this paper is to communicate an unusual relapsing case treated with IK. We report a 73-year-old woman with lymphangitic sporotrichosis, adequate response to treatment with potassium iodide, and recurrence 15 months after. A molecular test was performed through the amplification of a 331 bp fragment of the calmodulin gene. In both infections, the same specie was isolated. The effects of potassium iodide are briefly discussed, and we conclude that the same treatment can be prescribed, if no side effects are observed.