Abstract
A 20-year-old healthy woman developed an infection leading to a progressively enlarging, nonhealing ulcer after having electrolysis for hair removal on her neck skin. The lesion was initially treated with Duricef with no response. Three months after onset of illness, therapy with oral potassium iodide was initiated, obmining a dramatic improvement in 2 weeks and complete cure within 4 weeks. Sporotrichosis is an easy diagnosis to overlook and is nonresponsive to antibotics. The simplest treatment is the best.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 504-506 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Ditmars, D. M., & Maguina, P. (1998). Neck skin sporotrichosis after electrolysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 101(2), 504-506. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-199802000-00040