| pulmonary sporothrix schenckii infection in a hiv positive child. | sporothrix schenckii is a ubiquitous fungus, causing mostly non life-threatening localized infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissues that can be treated with oral antifungal agents. meningeal, pulmonary and osteoarticular dissemination occur mainly in immunosuppressed patients. pulmonary sporotrichosis is rare and responds poorly to treatment. cases of disseminated sporotrichosis have most frequently been reported in patients residing in south america and asia, and have increasingly been r ... | 2006 | 16291829 |