Ant sting sporotrichosis.

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Dermatology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Published: June 2002

Cutaneous sporotrichosis is an uncommon infection, usually reported as sporadic cases resulting from inoculation with sharp environmental vegetative matter. We report such a case of multiple primary inoculations acquired from Solenopsis (fire ant) stings in a 54-year-old white man. The patient was treated effectively with itraconazole 200 mg twice a day for 4 months.

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