Intramedullary disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature

Intramedullary disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Disseminated sporotrichosis is a severe opportunistic infection that often affects immunocompromised patients after a cutaneous inoculation. Here we present a rare case of disseminated sporotrichosis discovered as a solitary intramedullary thoracic spinal cord lesion in an immuno...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Perrault, Levi A. Endelman, Mark R. Kraemer, Derrick Chen, Wendell B. Lake, M. Shahriar Salamat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Disseminated sporotrichosis
Central nervous system
Fungal infection
Intramedullary
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08344-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08344-3

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