Sporothrix schenckii associated with armadillo hunting in Southern Brazil: epidemiological and antifungal susceptibility profiles

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Santurio, Janio Morais¹  Thadeu, Paulo¹  Tronco-Alves, Giordano Rafael¹  Oliveira, Daniele Carvalho de¹  Sgaria, Maria Aparecida¹  Alves, Sydney Hartz¹  Boettcher, Cecília Schubert¹  Oliveira, Loiva Therezinha¹  Quarta Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde, Santa Maria, Brazil¹  Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil¹ 

关键词: Armadillos;    Brazil;    Sporotrichosis;    Sporothrix schenckii;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822010000500010

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Sporotrichosis is the most common subcutaneous mycosis observed in Brazil and it is generally consequent to a little trauma caused by vegetal particles or spines which inoculate the fungi in the subcutaneous area. Although sporotrichosis had been frequently mentioned with armadillo hunting this form has not been widely reported in Brazil until now. In this study we report ten cases of sporotrichosis evolving the armadillo's hunting diagnosed in some towns located in the central and west regions of Rio Grande do Sul State.METHODS: The cases were established based on clinical and classic mycological laboratorial techniques. The susceptibility tests were conducted by microdilution technique according to M38-A2 CLSI documents.RESULTS: Ten cases of sporotrichosis associated with armadillo hunting detected in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were diagnosed by mycological methods. The susceptibility tests of Sporothrix schenckii isolates to antifungal agents itraconazole, ketoconazole and terbinafine showed that all the isolates were susceptible.CONCLUSIONS: The paper discusses some cultural aspects related to hunting of this wild animal as well as possible causes of this unexpected occurrence in southern Brazil.

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