Staphylococcus aureus causing sporotrichoid lymphangitis in an immunocompetent patient

Authors

  • Thanyathorn Nuchanatanon DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Sarinya Chitvanich DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Jade Wititsuwannakul DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Sporotrichoid lymphangitis, Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Sporotrichoid lymphangitis or nodular lymphangitis can be attributed to infection with various pathogens. The common organisms are Sporothrix schenkii and nontuberculous mycobacterium. Pyogenic Bacterial infection can cause sporotrichoid lymphangitis albeit rare.

To our knowledge, there are only few cases of Sporotrichoid lymphangitis due to Staphylococcus aureus. We report a case of Sporotrichoid lymphangitis due to Staphylococcus aureus in an immunocompetent patient. With oral administration of Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, the cutaneous lesions significantly improved in our case.

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Published

2019-03-05

How to Cite

Nuchanatanon, T., Chitvanich, S., & Wititsuwannakul, J. (2019). Staphylococcus aureus causing sporotrichoid lymphangitis in an immunocompetent patient. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 35(1), 38–42. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/176012

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Case Report