Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis during Treatment with Anti-TNF-Alpha Monotherapy
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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis during Treatment with Anti-TNF-Alpha Monotherapy
Sporotrichosis is an infectious disease caused by Sporothrix schenckii, a dimorphic fungus isolated for the first time in 1896 by Benjamin Schenck from a 36-year-old male patient presenting lesions on the right hand and arm. The infection generally occurs by traumatic inoculation of soil, plants, and organic matter contaminated with the fungus. Different clinical syndromes are described as a di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Rheumatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6889,2090-6897
DOI: 10.1155/2015/614504