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Sporotrichosis in children is rare, and its osteoarticular form is very unusual. Disseminated forms are described mostly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 5-year-old immunocompetent boy with multiple suppurated cutaneous lesions that progressed to polyarthritis of the hands and feet. Radiographic imaging demonstrated multifocal lytic lesions. Sporotrichosis was diagnosed through biopsy and culture. This article describes the radiographic appearance of a rare manifestation of this disease. In areas of high prevalence, the diagnosis of sporotrichosis should be taken into account, even in immunocompetent patients, when dactylitis with lytic lesions is present.
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Ribeiro, B.N.d.F., Ribeiro, R.N.d.F., Penna, C.R.R. et al. Bone involvement by Sporothrix schenckii in an immunocompetent child. Pediatr Radiol 45, 1427–1430 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3299-7
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