Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome presenting as disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis - case report

TThe authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous infection with Sporothrix schenckii in a previously asymptomatic HIV-infected 30 year-old man. Extensive cutaneous involvement was observed with suppurative collections and ulcerations. The agent was isolated in culture. Treatment with liposomal a...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 32; no. 1
Main Authors Neto, Roberto da Justa, Machado, Alcyone A, Castro, Gleusa de, Quaglio, Alda S, Santos dos, Martinez, Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rio de Janeiro Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01.01.1999
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Summary:TThe authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous infection with Sporothrix schenckii in a previously asymptomatic HIV-infected 30 year-old man. Extensive cutaneous involvement was observed with suppurative collections and ulcerations. The agent was isolated in culture. Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B proved to be effective.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86821999000100011