Sporotrichosis
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Basics
Description
Description
- Lymphocutaneous:
- Most common form
- Inoculation of fungus (Sporothrix schenckii) into skin/soft tissue
- Disease with or without hematogenous spread after traumatic inoculation with soil or plant material
- Secondary to animal bites/scratches, especially from cats, trauma
- Increased risk: Farmers, gardeners, landscapers, forestry workers
- Pulmonary:
- Inhalation of conidia aerosolized from soil/plant decay
- Increased risk: Alcoholics, diabetics, COPD, steroid users
- Multifocal extracutaneous:
- Cutaneous inoculation and hematologic spread
- Increased risk: HIV/immunosuppressed patients
Etiology
Etiology
- Fungal infection caused by S. schenckii:
- Dimorphic fungus
- Occurs as mold on decaying vegetation, moss, and soil in temperate and tropical environments
- Animal vectors, notably cats and armadillos
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ED - Shayne,Philip,
ED - Wolfe,Richard E,
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