Palate ulcer, uvular destruction and nasal septal perforation caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in an HIV-infected patient

Palate ulcer, uvular destruction and nasal septal perforation caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in an HIV-infected patient

Sporotrichosis is a human and animal disease caused by dimorphic pathogenic species of the genus Sporothrix. We report a dramatic presentation of Sporothrix brasiliensis infection, with destruction of the nasal septum, soft palate, and uvula of an HIV-infected woman. She was successfully treated wit...

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Main Authors: Walter A. Eyer-Silva, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de Azevedo, Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Rodrigo Panno Basílio-de-Oliveira, Luciana Ferreira de Araujo, Isabela Vieira do Lago, Franciele Cristina Ferreira Pereira, Miriã Boaretto Teixeira Fernandes, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo de Almeida-Paes, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Rogério Neves-Motta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918301192

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