SPOROTRICHOSIS IN QUEENSLAND - REVIEW OF 37 CASES AT THE ROYAL-BRISBANE-HOSPITAL

Thirty‐seven cases of sporotrichosis, seen at the Royal Brisbane Hospital from 1965 to 1977, were reviewed. Twenty‐eight of the patients were male. The Youngest was 11 and the oldest 80 years. Only four patients has the cutaneous lymphatic variety of sporotrichosis—the others had the localised cutaneous type. There were not cases of systemic sporotrichosis. The lesions in most patients were on the upper limb—mainly the forearm and hand. There was a variety of clinical appearances of the lesions. The most common being ulcerated lesions and verrucous plaques. Confirmation of diagnosis was by positive culture from scrapings or biopsy specimen and/or typical histology. Twenty‐four patients were treated with potassium iodide mixture and 11 had the lesions removed surgically. Of the 18 patients followed up, 17 were considered cured. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved