Infection by a dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii in an immunocompromised patient.

Infections caused by dimorphic fungi, rarely observed in a temperate climate, may cause chronic infections in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of sporotrichosis in a 50-year-old woman, who underwent mastectomy due to breast carcinoma, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. She develop...

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Published in:	Infection Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 289 - 292
Main Authors:	Wroblewska M, Swoboda-Kopec E, Kawecki D, Sawicka-Grzelak A, Stelmach E, Luczak M
Format:	case study pictorial Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Aug2005
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost