Abstract
We describe a case of disseminated Sporothrix schenckii infection in a man with underlying hairy cell leukemia. The immunological defects associated with this malignancy, as well as the management of refractory sporotrichosis are reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Leg / pathology
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Leukemia, Hairy Cell / microbiology*
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Male
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Skin / microbiology
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Skin / pathology
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Sporothrix / isolation & purification*
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Sporotrichosis / complications*
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Sporotrichosis / diagnosis
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Sporotrichosis / drug therapy*
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Triazoles / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Triazoles
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posaconazole
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Amphotericin B