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Spontaneous Remission of Extensive Pulmonary Sporotrichosis
- ROBERT J. PUERINGER, M.D.;
- CONRAD IBER, M.D.;
- MARCIA A. DEIKE, B.S., M.T.; and
- SCOTT F. DAVIES, M.D.
Excerpt
Pulmonary 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,
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Scott Davies, M.D.; Department of Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue South; Minneapolis, MN 55415.
