Fig 1.
Chest X-ray of a patient with primary pulmonary sporotrichosis showing multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules.
Fig 2.
Chest computed tomography (CT) of a patient showing: A) Multiple nodular images with central necrosis and thickened walls, surrounded by a ground-glass halo dispersed by the parenchyma (black arrow). B) Confluent nodulations with a large mass with apparent central cavitation in the right lobe (dashed black arrow).
Table 1.
Timeline of a female patient clinical evolution diagnosed with primary pulmonary sporotrichosis in Natal city, Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil.
Fig 3.
Sporothrix brasilensis strain LMMM1097 mycological culture on Mycosel Agar.
A) Macromorphological aspect of filamentous colonies after 5 days of incubation at 28°C. B) Micromorphological aspect of filamentous colony fragment observed with optical microscopy after lactophenol cotton blue staining C) Macromorphological aspect of yeast colonies after 5 days incubation at 37°C. D) Micromorphological aspect of yeast colony fragment observed with optical microscopy mounted with saline solution.