Sporotrichosis simulating breast neoplasm metastasis
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Diagnosis, differential, Neoplasm metastasis, Breast neoplasms, Case reports, Sporotrichosis diagnosisAbstract
Sporotrichosis is the most common subcutaneous mycosis in Latin America and it is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenkii. The transmission occurs by trauma with plants, contact with soil, bite or scratches from animals. The domestic cat is an important transmitter of the disease for men, being responsible for the epidemic of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Skin lesions may be papules, plaques, nodules or ulcers and make differential diagnosis with other infectious diseases, cancer or cutaneous metastasis. We report the case of a young patient with ulcerative-vegetative lesion in the right breast with no history of bite or scratch from cat. Given this unusual situation, it is essential to make the differential diagnosis with cutaneous metastasis of breast cancer.
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