Carlos Felipe Gomes Izoton, Antonio Xavier de Brito Sousa, Cláudia Maria Valete, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Anna Carolina Procópio-Azevedo, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo, Julio Castro-Alves, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Ana Cristina da Costa Martins, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas
BACKGROUND: Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous or implantation mycosis caused by some species of the genus Sporothrix. Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, experiences hyperendemic levels of zoonotic sporotrichosis, with increasing cases of disseminated disease, especially in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Involvement of the nasal mucosa is rare and occurs isolated or in disseminated cases, with a delayed resolution. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic profiles of 37 cases of sporotrichosis with involvement of the nasal mucosa treated at the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) outpatient clinic of the Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, from 1998 to 2020...
March 27, 2023: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases