Mariana Lucy Mesquita Ramos, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Erica Aparecida Dos Santos Ribeiro da Silva, Maria Cristina da Silva Lourenço, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Susana Frases
Male cat, 2 years old, with a refractory infection by Sporothrix brasiliensis, presents a single nodular lesion in the left auricular pavilion. To confirm the diagnosis, cytology, fungal culture, antifungal susceptibility test, molecular analysis, and, to aid in the differential diagnosis, bacterial culture, antibiogram, and histopathology of the lesion were performed. In the absence of therapeutic success with conventional antifungals, photodynamic therapy (PDT) was introduced, demonstrating a satisfactory response in the sixth treatment session...
June 2024: Medical Mycology Case Reports