Correspondence Sporotrichosis in the Central Nervous System Caused by

of Rio de Janeiro is hyperendemic for cat-associated sporotrichosis, and Sporothrix brasiliensis has been implicated in the majority of cases in this region. A unique clinical profile has been characterized by disseminated cases in nonimmunosup-pressed patients, hypersensitivity reac-tions, and an increase in the number of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with a higher incidence of severe disseminated cases, hospitaliza-tions, and deaths [1, 2]