Artigo
Sporotrichosis in an HIV-positive man with oral lesions: A case report
Fecha
2007-07-01Registro en:
Acta Cytologica, v. 51, n. 4, p. 648-650, 2007.
0001-5547
10.1159/000325818
2-s2.0-34547103511
6967369119792151
9514297710569236
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
Background: Sporotrichosis is a granulomatous fungal infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii, which frequently causes cutaneous or lymphocutaneous lesions and rarely has oral manifestations. Case: A 38-year-old, white, HIV-positive man complained of a 5.0-cm, symptomatic, ulcerated lesion with thin, superficial granulation in the soft palate extending to the uvula. Exfoliative cytology of this oral lesion showed chronic granulomatous inflammatory alterations and extracellular fungal structures consisting of periodic acid-Schiff-positive budding cells and spherical or elongated (cigar bodies) free spore forms. Conclusion: The clinical and cytologic findings allowed the diagnosis of sporotrichosis, demonstrating the importance of cytodiagnosis in fungal diseases. © The International Academy of Cytology.