Fatal pulmonary sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil.
Manoella do Monte AlvesEveline Pipolo MilanWalicyranison Plinio da Silva-RochaAlexandre Soares de Sena da CostaBruno Araújo MacielPedro Henrique Cavalcante ValePaulo Roberto de AlbuquerqueSoraia Lopes LimaAnaly Salles de Azevedo MeloAnderson Messias RodriguesGuilherme Maranhão ChavesPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
Our report adds important contributions to the clinical-epidemiological features of sporotrichosis, showing the geographic expansion of the agent within different regions of Brazil and a rare clinical manifestation (primary pulmonary sporotrichosis) caused by the emerging agent S. brasiliensis in an immunocompetent female patient.
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