Cryosurgery as adjuvant treatment for cutaneous sporotrichosis in two patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.

The use of cryosurgery may shorten treatment duration, minimize cost of care, avoid adverse effects, and help patients with partial response to systemic therapies. Graph: Figure 1 Patient 1 (a) before and (c) after treatment; Patient 2 (b) before and (d) after treatment. Patient 1 showed clinical and mycological cure after 6 weeks of medical therapy and one cryosurgery session, while Patient 2 received 8 weeks of systemic therapy and two cryosurgery sessions (Figure 1c, d). [Extracted from the article]

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