Acute dacryocystitis: another clinical manifestation of sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis associated with exposure to domestic cats is hyperendemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A review of the clinical records at our institute revealed four patients with clinical signs of dacryocystitis and a positive conjunctival culture for Sporothrix who were diagnosed with Sporothrix dac...

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Main Authors: Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas, Iluska Augusta Rocha Lima, Carolina Lemos Curi, Livia Jordão, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle, Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo, Andre Luiz Land Curi
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Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000200262&lng=en&tlng=en