Disseminated sporotrichosis with osteoarticular involvement in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report

Autor: Ana Paula Freitas Bahia dos Santos, Ana Carolina de Oliveira Mota, Gabriel Ramalho de Jesus, Matheus Dias Girão Rocha, Daniela de Freitas Pereira Calheiros Ângelo Durço, Luis Guilherme Rosifini Alves Rezende, Anna Christina Tojal da Silva, Fernando Crivelenti Vilar, Valdes Roberto Bollela, Roberto Martinez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 57 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0120-2024
Popis: ABSTRACT Sporotrichosis is caused by fungi belonging to the genus Sporothrix, and is generally acquired by traumatic inoculation. A 26-year-old man developed pustular lesions and a 6-kg weight loss after developing a lesion on his right hand 6 months previously. He was diagnosed with acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated sporotrichosis cultures of bone and muscle biopsy and blood samples grew Sporothrix schenckii. The patient underwent reconstructive surgery and 9 months of treatment with amphotericin B and itraconazole, and showed complete wound healing and improved hand functionality. Suspicion of the disease is necessary in immunosuppressed patients living in endemic areas.
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