Neck skin sporotrichosis after electrolysis

Donald M. Ditmars; Pirko Maguina

doi:10.1097/00006534-199802000-00040

Neck skin sporotrichosis after electrolysis

Donald M. Ditmars, Pirko Maguina

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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	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-199802000-00040
State	Published - Feb 1998
Externally published	Yes

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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

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