A Disfiguring Rash

Andrea I Zambrano; Elizabeth C Church; Kenneth M McKay; Stephanie K Carnes; Ryan J Morse; Thellea K Leveque; Alison C Roxby

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab332

A Disfiguring Rash

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 8;8(7):ofab332. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab332. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Andrea I Zambrano¹, Elizabeth C Church¹, Kenneth M McKay², Stephanie K Carnes³, Ryan J Morse³, Thellea K Leveque², Alison C Roxby¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Abstract

Patients with rheumatologic conditions can have complex dermatologic manifestations. In addition, immunosuppressing treatment for autoimmune disorders can also increase incidence of infectious complications. Skin conditions in rheumatologic patients present particular challenges and this case highlights a rare infectious complication.

Keywords: Sporothrix; fungal infection; skin rash; sporotrichosis.

Grants and funding

T32 AI007044/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States