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Multifocal systemic sporotrichosis with lobar pulmonary involvement
A M Velji1, P D Hoeprich, R Slovak
1Departments of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, South Sacramento, California.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1988
Summary
Multifocal systemic sporotrichosis with lobar pulmonary involvement is rare. Successful treatment with amphotericin B was observed in a patient, alongside a review of similar cases.
Area of Science:
- Medical Mycology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Multifocal systemic sporotrichosis, also known as disseminated sporotrichosis, is an uncommon fungal infection.
- Lobar pulmonary involvement in disseminated sporotrichosis is particularly rare, presenting unique clinical challenges.