Chronic Meningitis and Hydrocephalus due to Sporothrix brasiliensis in Immunocompetent Adults: A Challenging Entity

Chronic meningitis caused by Sporothrix sp. is occasionally described in immunosuppressed patients. We report the challenges in diagnosing and managing 2 nonimmunocompromised patients with hydrocephalus and chronic meningitis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This more virulent species appears to c...

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Autores principales: Mialski, Rafael, de Oliveira, João Nóbrega, da Silva, Larissa Honorato, Kono, Adriana, Pinheiro, Rosangela Lameira, Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen, Gomes, Renata Rodrigues, de Queiroz-Telles, Flávio, Pinto, Fernando Gomes, Benard, Gil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy081
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Sumario:Chronic meningitis caused by Sporothrix sp. is occasionally described in immunosuppressed patients. We report the challenges in diagnosing and managing 2 nonimmunocompromised patients with hydrocephalus and chronic meningitis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This more virulent species appears to contribute more atypical and severe cases than other related species.

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