Author(s):
Oliveira, Manoel Marques Evangelista de ; Verissimo, Cristina ; Sabino, Raquel ; Aranha, João ; Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria ; Sampaio, Paula ; Pais, Célia
Date: 2014
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/50941
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): Sporothrix globose; Sporotrichosis; Portugal; Autochthone case; T3B; Sporothrix globosa
Description
In this study, we characterize the first autochthone case of human sporotrichosis reported in Lisbon, Portugal. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization revealed that the infection was caused by Sporothrbc globosa. We conclude that sporotrichosis may be underdiagnosed particularly in Southern Europe and suggest Portugal as an emerging area for this fungal infection.
