Case report: Disseminated sporothrix brasiliensis infection with endocardial and ocular involvement in an HIV-infected patient

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-480

  Silva Vergara, Mario León ^a   De Camargo, Zoilo Pires ^b   Silva, Patricia Ferreira ^a   Abdalla, Michel Reis ^a   Sgarbieri, Ricardo Nilsson ^a   Rodrigues, Anderson Messias ^b   Dos Santos, Keila Cristina ^a   Barata, Cristina Hueb ^a   Ferreira Paim, Kennio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; ITRACONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEVER; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX BRASILIENSIS; SPOROTRICHOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPOROTHRIX;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRAZIL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE; HIV; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84859570714     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0441     Document Type: Article

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