Treatment of pulmonary sporotrichosis. 1986

D N Gerding
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

Pulmonary infection with Sporothrix schenckii is extremely rare. The small number of reported cases and lack of comparative clinical trials make assessment of treatment regimens difficult. Three modalities should be considered: Saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI), amphotericin B, and resective surgery. Available data suggest that SSKI is unlikely to be successful in cavitary disease or disease in immunocompromised hosts. Amphotericin B alone has been successfully used to cure cavitary pulmonary sporotrichosis, but overall cure rates probably are no higher than 50%, and the probability of cure in bilateral apical disease is dismal. Surgical resection has been successful when used alone in a small number of cases. The highest cure rates (70% to 80%) appear to be a result of management with amphotericin B or SSKI combined with resective pulmonary surgery. The dosage and duration of amphotericin B or SSKI to be used in conjunction with surgical resection is unknown.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008172 Lung Diseases, Fungal Pulmonary diseases caused by fungal infections, usually through hematogenous spread. Fungal Lung Diseases,Pulmonary Fungal Infections,Pulmonary Fungal Diseases,Fungal Disease, Pulmonary,Fungal Diseases, Pulmonary,Fungal Infection, Pulmonary,Fungal Infections, Pulmonary,Fungal Lung Disease,Lung Disease, Fungal,Pulmonary Fungal Disease,Pulmonary Fungal Infection
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013174 Sporotrichosis The commonest and least serious of the deep mycoses, characterized by nodular lesions of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by inhalation of contaminated dust or by infection of a wound with SPOROTHRIX. Sporothrix Infection,Sporothrix brasiliensis Infection,Sporothrix schenckii Infection,Infection, Sporothrix,Infection, Sporothrix brasiliensis,Infection, Sporothrix schenckii,Sporothrix Infections,Sporothrix brasiliensis Infections,Sporothrix schenckii Infections,Sporotrichoses

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