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. 2019 Sep 9;6(10):ofz395. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz395

Table 1. .

Case Reports of Disseminated Sporotrichosis in Immunocompetent Individuals

Publication Location Age/Sex Sites Involved Risk Factor(s) Treatment Regimen Outcome
Campos-Macias et al. (2006) [13] Japan 74/M Skin (multiple sites)
Lymph nodes
Joints – arthritis, ankylosis, bursitis
None identified Itraconazole 400 mg/d × 4 mo, then stopped prematurely
Itraconazole 400 mg/d restarted, but taken incorrectly (200 mg/d)
Final outcome not provided
Yap (2011) [14] Malaysia 70/F Skin (multiple sites)
Systemic – fevers, night sweats, wt loss
Gardening
Pet cats
Amphotericin 0.7 mg/kg/d for 2 wk, followed by itraconazole 400 mg/d for 8 mo Resolution
Ribeiro et al. (2015) [15] Brazil 5/M Skin (multiple sites)
Joints – polyarthritis
None identified Amphotericin (dose unknown) for 2 wk, followed by itraconazole (dose unknown) for 45 d Resolution
Hassan et al. (2016) [6] USA 56/M Skin
Joints – bilateral arthritis, bursitis
Lungs – pleural effusions
Eyes
Systemic – fevers, wt loss
Farmer
Alcohol use
Type 2 DM
Liposomal amphotericin 3 mg/kg/d for 1 mo; discharged on itraconazole Patient lost to follow-up
Hessler et al. (2017) [16] California, USA CNS – chronic meningitis
Lungs
Systemic – fevers
No skin lesions or joint involvement
Construction worker Itraconazole for 12 mo Resolution

Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; DM, diabetes mellitus.