Potassium iodide remains the most effective therapy for cutaneous sporotrichosis

Abstract

Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Itraconazole has largely replaced older therapies, but we present a case of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis thatfailed to respond to an adequate course of itraconazole yet responded dramatically to treatment with saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI).

• Cutaneous sporotrichosis
• Itraconazole
• Potassium iodide