sporotrichosis

spo·ro·tri·cho·sis   (spôr'ə-trĭ-kō'sĭs, spōr'-)    n.  A chronic infectious disease of domestic mammals and humans, characterized by nodules or ulcers in the lymph nodes and skin and caused by a saprophytic or parasitic fungus of the genus Sporothrix, especially S. schenckii, commonly found in soil and wood.

Main Entry: spo·ro·tri·cho·sis
Pronunciation: sp&-"rä-trik-'O-s&s; "spOr-&-trik-, "spor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spo·ro·tri·cho·ses /-"sEz/
: infection with or disease caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix (S. schenckiisyn. Sporotrichum schenckii) that is characterized by nodules and abscesses in the superficial lymph nodes, skin, and subcutaneous tissues, that occurs especially in humans and horses, and thatis usually transmitted by entry of the fungus through a skin abrasion or wound (as from the prick of a thorn)

sporotrichosis spo·ro·tri·cho·sis (spôr'ō-trĭ-kō'sĭs)
n.
A chronic infectious disease of domestic mammals and humans characterized by nodules or ulcers in the lymph nodes and skin and caused by a saprophytic or parasitic fungus of the genusSporothrix, especially S. schenckii, commonly found in soil and wood.

sporotrichosis

subacute or chronic infection by the fungus Sporotrichum, or Sporothrix, schenckii, usually characterized by a chancre at the site of inoculation and, extending from the site, a chain of hard, red, pus-generating lumps along the lymphatics of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The fungus, which is most commonly found in the soil or on vegetation or decaying wood, most often enters the body through a scratch or abrasion. Inhalation of the fungus may cause pulmonary sporotrichosis. Cutaneous lymphatic sporotrichosis is painless and feverless; it usually responds quickly to treatment with potassium iodide. In its rare, blood-borne, disseminated form, sporotrichosis may affect the muscles, bones, joints, or central nervous system, causing fever, weight loss, fatigue, and pain; this form of the disease may respond to treatment with the antibiotic amphotericin B.

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