sporotricosi

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Sporotrichosis

Medical condition (new).image

Feline sporotrichosis 4.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

Cytologic preparation from a case of feline sporotrichosis; phagocytic cells show numerous variably-shaped yeast forms within

Medical condition (new).field

Infectious disease

Medical condition (new).synonyms

Rose thorn disease, rose gardener's disease, rose handler's disease

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Firm painless nodules that later ulcerate.

Medical condition (new).causes

Sporothrix schenckii

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Serology Culture: Skin, sputum, CSF, joint aspirate

Medical condition (new).differential

Leishmaniasis, nocardiosis, mycobacterium marinum, cat-scratch disease, syphilis, leprosy, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis

Medical condition (new).treatment

Antifungals, surgery