Disseminated sporotrichosis in a person with human immunodeficiency virus disease.
Vhudzani TshisevheLebogang Busisiwe SkosanaKagiso MotseTinashe MaphosaBarend MittonPublished in: Access microbiology (2021)
This report highlights the importance of having a high index of suspicion of endemic mycoses when managing immunocompromised patients. The report also demonstrates that a delay in the diagnosis of sporotrichosis increases morbidity and results in unnecessary and inappropriate treatment with associated costs and adverse effects.