Vanessa C R Magalhães, Salene A Colombo, Nalu T A Peres, Alexandre S Moura, Ana C Lyon, Sandra Lyon, Maria R T Dutra, Tatiani O Fereguetti, Virginia A Andrade, Maria I Azevedo, Daniel A Santos
BACKGROUND: Systemic sporotrichosis occurs when organs, other than subcutaneous tissues and lymph nodes, are infected. Interestingly, systemic sporotrichosis in apparently immunocompetent individuals is increasing in Brazil, but data on clinical manifestations and risk factors are scarce. Most of the existing data on such condition relate to people living with HIV. We aimed to study the risk factors associated with systemic sporotrichosis among HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study with 80 patients from Brazil, diagnosed between 2014 and 2021...
September 24, 2023: Mycoses