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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2014, Vol. 9  Issue (4): 235-236,230.

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A case of fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis treated by cryotherapy combined with potassium iodide

ZHU Chen-yu, SUN Qiu-ning, LI Yun, FANG Kai   

  1. Department of Dermatovanereology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730
  • Online:2014-08-28 Published:2014-08-28

Abstract: This is a report of nasal fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis.A 51-year-old female farmer with 2-months history of verrucous hyperplasia on her nasal tip with exudation and crusts.It was diagnosed as fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis by the clinical manifestation, histopathological presentations,microscopic examination and fungal culture of sporotrichosis.After three months of cryotherapy combined with potassium iodide, the lesion disappeared.

Key words: Sporotrichosis, cryotherapy, potassium iodide

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