Pulmonary Sporotrichosis
- 7 September 1961
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 265 (10) , 453-457
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196109072651001
Abstract
SPOROTRICHOSIS is an uncommon mycotic infection and pulmonary lesions are exceedingly rare. These lesions appear as necrotic foci and cavitations. Twenty cases have previously been reported, but in only 2 has the fungus been cultured from lung tissue.1 , 2 In the 2 cases presented below, both cavitary, the organism was obtained in pure culture from either cavity or necrotic lesion and was demonstrated histologically in the cavity lining of both. One of these is the only known case in which resection has been carried out.Sporotrichum, first described by Link in 1809, is a protean saprophyte of plants, insects, animals and . . .Keywords
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