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Pulmonary Sporotrichosis

1974; Elsevier BV; Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1378/chest.66.1.91

1931-3543

Raymond H. Evers, Richard R. Whereatt,

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

A 37-year-old salesman who developed a soft nodular infiltration in the upper lobe of his right lung was found to have pulmonary infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. This disease responded promptly to orally administered potassium iodide. The disease was presumed to have been caused by aspirated spores arising from a sphagnum moss worm bed. A 37-year-old salesman who developed a soft nodular infiltration in the upper lobe of his right lung was found to have pulmonary infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. This disease responded promptly to orally administered potassium iodide. The disease was presumed to have been caused by aspirated spores arising from a sphagnum moss worm bed.