Palate ulcer, uvular destruction and nasal septal perforation caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in an HIV-infected patient

Sporotrichosis is a human and animal disease caused by dimorphic pathogenic species of the genus Sporothrix. We report a dramatic presentation of Sporothrix brasiliensis infection, with destruction of the nasal septum, soft palate, and uvula of an HIV-infected woman. She was successfully treated wit...

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Autores principales: Eyer-Silva, Walter A., de Azevedo, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes, da Silva, Guilherme Almeida Rosa, Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Panno, de Araujo, Luciana Ferreira, do Lago, Isabela Vieira, Pereira, Franciele Cristina Ferreira, Fernandes, Miriã Boaretto Teixeira, Figueiredo-Carvalho, Maria Helena Galdino, Souza Rabello, Vanessa Brito de, Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely Maria, Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo de, Ferry, Fernando Raphael de Almeida, Neves-Motta, Rogério
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30479942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.11.001
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Sumario:Sporotrichosis is a human and animal disease caused by dimorphic pathogenic species of the genus Sporothrix. We report a dramatic presentation of Sporothrix brasiliensis infection, with destruction of the nasal septum, soft palate, and uvula of an HIV-infected woman. She was successfully treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate followed by itraconazole. Sporotrichosis remains a neglected opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS and awareness of this potentially fatal infection is of utmost importance.

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