鼻部固定型孢子丝菌病1例

报道1例猫抓后引起的固定型孢子丝菌病.患者男,16岁,皮损表现为鼻翼部位的增生物,其上覆有脓痂.临床上易与细菌感染混淆,但根据患者的病史、临床表现、病理、真菌镜检及培养诊断为申克孢子丝菌引起的孢子丝菌病.患者在应用7个月的碘化钾结合特比萘芬软膏外用治疗后,皮损完全消失.     

冷冻联合碘化钾治疗鼻部固定型皮肤孢子丝菌病1例

该文报道1例固定型皮肤孢子丝菌病.患者女,51岁,农民,因鼻部结节2个月就诊,皮损表现为鼻尖部增生物,其上覆有黑褐色厚痂.根据病史、临床表现、组织病理、真菌镜检及培养诊断为固定型皮肤孢子丝菌病.经过3个月冷冻联合碘化钾口服治疗后,皮损完全消失.     

不同方法治疗皮肤型孢子丝菌病

皮肤型孢子丝菌病首选口服抗真菌药物治疗,如碘化钾、伊曲康唑、特比萘芬和氟康唑等[1].由于个体差异及疾病情况的复杂性,患者对每种抗真菌药物治疗的反应不同,最近我们应用不同的方法治愈了4例皮肤型孢子丝菌病患者,报道如下.1临床资料1.1病例1患者男,68岁,北京市延庆县农民.因右侧面部皮损8个月于2008年12月8日就诊.8个月前患者右侧面部出现米粒大小皮损,之后皮损破溃、增多,伴疼痛.否认外伤史.皮肤科情况:右面颊部可见8个1 ～1.5 cm大小皮损,基底红肿,其上有厚的结痂,无脓液渗出,可触及多数皮下结节(见图1a).皮损痂屑KOH湿片真菌镜检阴性,皮损组织真菌培养为申克孢子丝菌.皮损组织病理显示表皮角化不全,有脓痂,表皮呈假上皮瘤样增生;真皮全层弥漫淋巴细胞、组织细胞、多核巨细胞、浆细胞、嗜中性粒细胞浸润,伴少许嗜酸粒细胞;PAS染色未见真菌成分.诊断:皮肤淋巴管型孢子丝菌病.     

面部带状疱疹后致孢子丝菌病1例

患者,女,54岁。右侧面颊部弥漫性红斑、丘疹、结节4个月。皮肤科查体:右侧面颊部弥漫性红斑,表面多个米粒至绿豆大的充实性丘疹、结节。真菌培养阳性,鉴定为球形孢子丝菌。诊断:孢子丝菌病。治疗:给予伊曲康唑0.1 g每日2次口服,治疗1个月后皮损较前明显好转。     

皮肤淋巴管型孢子丝菌病1例

报道1例皮肤淋巴管型孢子丝菌病。患者女,79岁,农民。左上肢皮肤红斑结节线状分布,疼痛瘙痒不适两月余。皮损病理及PAS染色提示真菌感染,对皮损和脓液进行真菌镜检,结果为阴性。真菌培养、小培养及对培养阳性菌落进行分子生物学鉴定提示申克孢子丝菌。诊断:皮肤淋巴管型孢子丝菌病。予口服伊曲康唑胶囊0.2g/次,2次/d,治疗1个月后明显改善。     

皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病1例并文献复习

目的探讨皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病发生的病因、临床特点、诊断及鉴别诊断,以提高对该病的认识,避免误诊、误治。方法对1例以声嘶为首发表现的皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病的临床资料、组织病理、真菌培养结果进行分析,并进行相关文献复习。结果患者以声嘶为首发表现,3个月后出现全身散在皮下结节。结节逐渐增多,部分破溃伴脓血。咽部组织病理示鳞状上皮黏膜急慢性炎伴上皮乳头状增生,可见多核巨细胞,抗酸染色未查出阳性菌。皮损处脓液真菌镜检及培养阴性。病理符合感染性肉芽肿。组织真菌培养见孢子丝菌生长。诊断为皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病。结论皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病在免疫正常人群发病时容易导致误诊误治;皮损表面脓液真菌镜检及培养阳性率低。病变组织真菌培养有利于得到阳性结果,早日明确诊断和治疗。     

难治性孢子丝菌病1例

报道1例因非医嘱习惯性口服激素导致的难愈性孢子丝菌病。患者右腕木屑刺伤后,出现局限性红斑伴破溃,曾多次外院就诊,诊断为“孢子丝菌病”,给予抗真菌治疗半年后病情仍不断恶化,遂来我院就诊。皮损经真菌镜检、培养及分子生物学测序均鉴定为孢子丝菌病,病理示感染性肉芽肿。询问病史时发现患者有日常口服激素的习惯,嘱患者停用激素并口服伊曲康唑4个月后治愈。     

1株多重耐药申克孢子丝菌感染的治疗

报道1例由多重耐药申克孢子丝菌引起的面部孢子丝菌病。患者61岁男性,面部皮疹2 a余,先后口服伊曲康唑、特比萘芬和氟康唑治疗16个月无效。患者皮损经真菌镜检和培养确诊为孢子丝菌病,分离的申克孢子丝菌体外药敏试验显示其菌丝相和酵母相对上述三种药物均不敏感。给予患者口服10%碘化钾溶液治疗3个月获得痊愈。     

实验室确诊的孢子丝菌感染51例

孢子丝菌病由申克孢子丝菌感染而引起,由于一些医师缺乏对该疾病临床表现的认识及实验室检查手段的欠缺,易造成误诊。为了提高对该病的诊断率,减少因误诊给患者带来的痛苦,我们选择了2005年在外院误诊的病例51例,后经我院真菌实验室和病理室检查纠正原诊断的患者情况进行报道。     

放线菌与诺卡菌所致感染性皮肤肉芽肿的鉴别诊断及治疗

感染性肉芽肿是一类慢性增生性炎症。放线菌和诺卡菌所致感染性肉芽肿实属少见,但两者临床症状、体征相似,易误诊或漏诊。本文报道1例放线菌与1例诺卡菌所致皮肤感染性肉芽肿,通过皮肤组织病理学检查、细菌培养、生化鉴定及细菌分子生物学检测,最终明确诊断。进一步分析2种感染的病因学、流行病学、临床表现、诊断和鉴别诊断及治疗,并结合最新研究进展,可帮助临床医师更好地认识放线菌属细菌所致感染性皮肤肉芽肿,以便于及时诊断、及时治疗。这2种感染有很多相似之处,也有各自特点,需临床医师求同存异,仔细鉴别;还需与其他感染性肉芽肿如皮肤结核、孢子丝菌病或着色芽生菌病等鉴别诊断。     

沈阳地区孢子丝菌病48例临床分析

目的探讨孢子丝菌病的发病原因、特点、诊断及治疗。方法对48例孢子丝菌病病例进行调查分析,全部行真菌学检查,部分行病理检查,采用碘化钾、特比萘芬或以碘化钾为基础的联合治疗。结果48例患者有明确外伤史,蚊虫叮咬病史者占总发病人数66.67%。单纯应用碘化钾或以碘化钾为基础的联合治疗8~12周,治愈率均达100%。结论外伤及昆虫叮咬、动物抓伤为本病的重要致病诱因,单纯应用碘化钾或特比萘芬均可治愈,但联合用药起效更快,效果更好。     

Sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil: Sporothrix brasiliensis Is Associated with Atypical Clinical Presentations

Background

There have been several recent changes in the taxonomy of Sporothrix schenckii as well as new observations regarding the clinical aspects of sporotrichosis. In this study, we determined the identification of the Sporothrix species associated with both classic and unusual clinical aspects of sporotrichosis observed in the endemic area of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methodology/Principal Findings

To verify whether S. brasiliensis is associated with clinical manifestations of sporotrichosis, a cross-sectional study was performed in which Sporothrix isolates from 50 patients with different clinical manifestations were analyzed and their isolates were studied by phenotypic and genotypic methods. Data from these patients revealed a distinct clinical picture and therapeutic response in infections caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis (n = 45) compared to patients with S. schenckii sensu stricto (n = 5). S. brasiliensis was associated with disseminated cutaneous infection without underlying disease, hypersensitivity reactions, and mucosal infection, whereas patients with S. schenckii presented with less severe and more often localized disease, similar to the majority of previously described sporotrichosis cases. Interestingly, S. brasiliensis-infected patients overall required shorter durations of itraconazole (median 16 weeks) compared to the individuals with S. schenckii (median 24 weeks).

Conclusions/Significance

These findings suggest that Sporothrix species are linked to different clinical manifestations of sporotrichosis and that S. brasiliensis is effectively treated with oral itraconazole.     

皮肤型孢子丝菌病316例临床分析

目的探讨孢子丝菌病的临床特征及病理特点,指导临床实践。方法分析1972～2007年间就诊于我院的孢子丝菌病447例,其中有详细资料者316例,做皮肤组织病理检查的203例中,105例做了PAS染色检查。结果春季发病者占50．34％,临床分型以固定型略多（52．53％）。儿童主要以面部发病。主要病理改变为混合细胞性肉芽肿。PAS染色阳性率为38．1％。结论孢子丝菌病常年皆可发病,近几年有增多的趋势,春季为本病高发季节。儿童皮损主要在面部,多为固定型。病理改变多为混合细胞性肉芽肿。病理切片、PAS染色诊断阳性率不高,确诊主要靠真菌培养。     

Esporotricosis: prevalencia,perfil clínico y epidemiológico en un centro de referencia en Colombia

BackgroundSporotrichosis is a subacute and chronic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii, which affects humans and other mammals. Clinical and epidemiological information in Colombia is scarce.ObjectiveTo describe clinical and socio-demographic findings and diagnostic tests in patients with sporotrichosis from 1996 to 2005 in a national reference center in Colombia, and to determine the institutional prevalence from 2002 to 2005.Material and methodsThis was a prevalence study, including patients with clinical diagnosis of sporotrichosis and at least one of the following criteria: positive culture with S. schenckii, pathologic diagnosis suggestive of sporotrichosis, or response to treatment with potassium iodide.ResultsSixty cases were included, 67% were male, and 25% of them were farmers. The most affected anatomical areas were the forearms and hands (32.5% and 22.8% respectively). Most cases came from the Cundinamarca and Boyacá areas. The cases presented as fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis and lymphangitic sporotrichosis. Differential diagnoses with: leishmaniasis and chromoblastomycosis were performed in most of the cases. All patients were treated with potassium iodide. The prevalence for our center from 2002 to 2005 was 8 cases per 100,000 patients.ConclusionsThe characteristics of our patients are similar to those described in other populations, with some differences. The culture continues to be the gold standard for diagnosis purposes. Potassium iodide is the treatment of choice in our center.     

Diagnostic performance of mycologic and serologic methods in a cohort of patients with suspected sporotrichosis

BackgroundThe gold standard for the sporotrichosis diagnosis is culture; however, serologic approaches have been recently implemented to aid in the sporotrichosis diagnosis. Nevertheless, the clinical consequences of the introduction of serologic tests are poorly addressed.AimsTo correlate the results of culture and serology of patients with suspected sporotrichosis.MethodsA retrospective study of 198 patients with suspected sporotrichosis was conducted. Information about culture isolation of Sporothrix from clinical samples and antibody detection by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were obtained from the medical records of the patients.ResultsPositive culture and antibody detection was observed in the samples of 84 patients (42.4%). Forty-one samples (20.7%) showed negative results with both techniques and divergent results were obtained in the samples of 73 patients (36.9%). False negative results in the ELISA were observed with 23 patients (31.5%), 78.3% of them with less than 30 days of infection (p = 0.0045). Among the initial false positive ELISA in the sera of 50 patients, four samples in culture yielded the growth of Sporothrix, and 27 improved with itraconazole. At the end of follow-up, a diagnosis of proven or probable sporotrichosis was established in 139 patients, and possible sporotrichosis in 11 patients. The treatment of the patients with probable sporotrichosis with antifungal drugs resulted in clinical cure for these individuals.ConclusionsThese two techniques are complementary in the diagnosis of sporotrichosis, making diagnosis and clinical decision more precise.     

植入性真菌病

植入性真菌病或称皮下组织真菌病,常见于热带和亚热带地区。此类感染有许多共同特征,包括相似的流行病学和感染方式等,有些还有明显的地域性。其临床表现形态各异,治疗困难,如不及时治疗常会导致畸形甚至致残,严重影响患者的生活质量。本文旨在对临床上重要的植入性真菌病,如孢子丝菌病、足菌肿、着色芽生菌病、暗色丝孢霉病和接合菌病的流行病学特征、临床表现、诊断和治疗进展做一复习。     

Acute dacryocystitis: another clinical manifestation of sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis associated with exposure to domestic cats is hyperendemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A review of the clinical records at our institute revealed four patients with clinical signs of dacryocystitis and a positive conjunctival culture for Sporothrix who were diagnosed with Sporothrix dacryocystitis. Three patients were children (< 13 years of age) and one patient was an adult. Two patients reported contact with a cat that had sporotrichosis. Dacryocystitis was associated with nodular, ulcerated lesions on the face of one patient and with granulomatous conjunctivitis in two patients; however, this condition manifested as an isolated disease in another patient. All of the patients were cured of the fungal infections, but three patients had chronic dacryocystitis and one patient developed a cutaneous fistula. Sporotrichosis is usually a benign disease, but may cause severe complications when the eye and the adnexa are affected. Physicians, especially ophthalmologists in endemic areas, should be aware of the ophthalmological manifestations and complications of sporotrichosis.     

真菌性肉芽肿的研究进展

真菌性肉芽肿在感染性肉芽肿中占第二位。引起肉芽肿的真菌种类繁多,包括球孢子菌、组织孢浆菌、芽生菌、隐球菌、副球孢子菌、孢子丝菌、着色芽生菌、暗色丝孢菌、链格孢霉、霉菌性足分支菌、洛博芽生菌、鼻孢子菌、结合菌、斑替支孢霉等,此外红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌等皮肤癣菌和白念珠菌等也可引起肉芽肿。该文综述真菌性肉芽肿的病因及发病机制、临床表现、诊断及鉴别诊断、治疗等研究进展。     

Hombre de 18 años con síndrome verrugoso tropical: ¿leishmaniasis o esporotricosis?

The tropical verrucous syndrome includes infectious, chronic, and granulomatous skin conditions appearing with plaques, nodules, or ulcers with a warty surface which gives name to the syndrome. It includes forms of chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, lobomycosis, leishmaniasis, and tuberculosis verrucosa cutis with ample distribution in tropical and subtropical areas. The diagnoses may be difficult and confused among them, especially between sporotrichosis and leishmaniasis.Clinical, epidemiologic, intradermal reactions, direct smears, skin biopsies, cultures, immunofluorescence, and PCR are used to differentiate them, although several of these methods are not commonly used.We present an 18-year-old man with extensive verrucous plaques in one knee interpreted by clinic, epidemiology, and biopsy as verrucous cutaneous leishmaniasis. He was treated with Glucantime® for 20 days without improvement. A new biopsy was made that was also interpreted as cutaneous leishmaniasis. The revision of both biopsies showed inflammation with abscessed granulomas and asteroid sporotrichotic bodies at the center of the granulomas that led to the diagnosis of sporotrichosis later confirmed by the fungus culture. The patient responded to the treatment with itraconazole. As clinical and epidemiological findings of leishmaniasis and sporotrichosis can be similar, skin biopsy and other paraclinical studies are necessary to establish a proper diagnosis. The asteroid sporotrichotic body is pathognomonic of this mycosis. We review here the essential concepts of leishmaniasis and sporotrichosis and the criteria to differentiate them.