Spontaneous Remission of Extensive Pulmonary Sporotrichosis
Authors: Robert J. Pueringer, Conrad Iber, Marcia A. Deike, Scott F. Davies
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Brief Reports1 March 1986Spontaneous Remission of Extensive Pulmonary SporotrichosisROBERT J. PUERINGER, M.D., CONRAD IBER, M.D., MARCIA A. DEIKE, B.S., M.T., SCOTT F. DAVIES, M.D.ROBERT J. PUERINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CONRAD IBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARCIA A. DEIKE, B.S., M.T.Search for more papers by this author, SCOTT F. DAVIES, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-366 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPulmonary Sporotrichosis is a chronic progressive disease that requires systemic antifungal therapy or surgical resection for treatment. We report the case of a patient with extensive cavitary pulmonary sporotrichosis who had a spontaneous remission.A 23-year-old man with chronic alcohol abuse and type I diabetes mellitus was admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center in May 1984 with a 2-month history of chronic cough intermittently productive of bloody sputum. There was also a 2-day history of fever. The patient's diabetes had not been well-controlled, and he had lost 45 kg since 1982. The patient had no history of exposure to tuberculosis,...References1. LYNCH P, VOORHEES J, and HARRELL E. Systemic sporotrichosis. Ann Intern Med. 1970;73:23-30. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ROHATGI P. Pulmonary spororichosis. South Med J. 1980;73:1611-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PARKER J, SAROSI G, and TOSH F. Treatment of extracutaneous sporotrichosis. Arch Intern Med. 1970;125:858-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. JUNG J, ALMOND C, CAMPBELL D, ELKADI A, and TENORIO A. Role of surgery in the management of pulmonary sporotrichosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1979;77:234-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MICHELSON E. Primary pulmonary sporotrichosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1977;24:83-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. MOHR J, GRIFFITHS W, and LONG H. Pulmonary sporotrichosis in Oklahoma and susceptibilities in vitro. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979;119:961-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. SOHEIDAN J, LAMAR L, and HAIRSTON M. Cutaneous hypersensitivity to sporotrichin in Louisiana. JAMA. 1964;188:371-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. POWELL K, TAYLOR A, and PHILLIPS B. Cutaneous sporotrichosis in forestry workers: epidemic due to contaminated sphagnum moss. JAMA. 1978;240:232-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SAROSI G, HAMMERMAN K, TOSH F, and KRONENBERG R. Clinical features of acute pulmonary blastomycosis. N Engl J Med. 1974;290:540-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ROBERT J. PUERINGER, M.D.; CONRAD IBER, M.D.; MARCIA A. DEIKE, B.S., M.T.; SCOTT F. DAVIES, M.D.Affiliations: Hennepin County Medical Center and the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySporothrix schenckiiPulmonary sporotrichosis: case series and systematic analysis of literature on clinico-radiological patterns and management outcomesSporotrichosisSporothrix schenckiiSPOROTRICHOSISFungal infections of the respiratory tractOther MycosesTreatment of sporotrichosis with itraconazoleSporotrichosisCase Report: Pulmonary Sporotrichosis with Massive HemoptysisSporotrichosis 1 March 1986Volume 104, Issue 3Page: 366-367KeywordsAlcoholismAntifungalsDiabetes mellitusFeversHistory of medicineProgressive diseasesPulmonary diseasesSporotrichosisSputumSurgical resection ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...