Sporotrichosis and Sarcoidosis

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Various fungus infections have been reported in association with sarcoidosis.1-11 The following report describes a patient with sarcoidosis involving the lungs, skin, and lymph nodes who responded initially to treatment with adrenal steroids. The patient shortly thereafter developed generalized sporotrichosis with skin and bone involvement. The association of this particular mycotic infection with sarcoidosis has not been previously reported. The relationship between sarcoidosis and generalized fungus infections will be discussed. Report of Case A 33-year-old Negro woman entered Denver General Hospital on Feb 18, 1959, with productive cough, dyspnea, and malaise of three months' duration. She had experienced a "flu-like" illness soon after moving to Colorado from Oklahoma one year earlier. Her chest x-ray was reported as normal at that time. She denied unusual exposure to dusts, noxious fumes, beryllium, plants, timber, or chemicals. She had no recent puncture wound of the skin. Physical examination revealed an alert well-developed

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