Table 1 Sporotrichosis clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment
Case | Other medical problems | Month of symptom onset | Time to diagnosis (months)a | Site of primary lesion | Sporotrichoid spread | Multiple lesions | Culture confirmed | Sequence type (ST); Genbank accession | Itraconazole dose prescribed | Treatment duration (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension | May | 2 | Lower leg (R) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ST 1; KU041841 | 200 mg daily | 3 |
2 | N/A | May | 2 | Multiple (both arms, chest, left leg) | No | Yes | Yes | ST 2; KU097326 | 200 mg daily | 4 |
3 | N/A | May | 2 | Forearm (R) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ST 1; KU041840 | 200 mg daily | 6 |
4 | N/A | May | 2 | Finger (R) | Yes | Yes | Nob | N/A | 100 mg daily | 3 |
5 | Smoker | July | 1 | Hand (R) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ST 2; KU041843 | 200 mg daily | 3 |
6 | Ischaemic heart disease, hazardous alcohol | May | 3 | Lower leg (R) | No | No | Yes | ST 2; KU041846 | 200 mg daily | 3 |
7 | N/A | April | 4 | Cubital fossa (R) | Yes | Yes | Yesc | N/A | 200 mg daily | 6 |
8 | Hypertension | April | 5 | Thigh (R) | No | Yes | Yes | ST 2; KU041845 | 200 mg daily | 4 |
9 | N/A | April | 11 | Forearm (L) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ST 1; KU041842 | 200 mg daily | Ongoing |