An Unusual Case of Sporotrichosis

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SPOROTRICHOSIS is a chronic fungous infection caused by Sporotrichum schenckii. Characteristically, nodular lesions appear in the lymphatic channels, skin or subcutaneous tissue and later break down to form indolent ulcers, referred to as sporotrichotic chancres. The organism exists parasitically on many plants and timbers and is infectious for many animals, including man.1 , 2 The usual portal of entry in man is at a site of trauma to the skin. Initial lesions appear from twenty days to three months after inoculation.1 Although some difference of opinion persists3 most American authors agree that there is only one species of sporotrichum responsible for human . . .

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