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Sporothrix schenckii

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Fungal Dimorphism

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Sporothrix schenckii Hektoen and Perkins (1900) is a dimorphic fungus that occasionally infects humans to cause sporotrichosis, a chronic, usually benign disease involving cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, often with associated lymphangitis and lymph-node enlargement. Cases of extracutaneous sporotrichosis have been reported with increasing frequency (Wilson et al., 1967; Lynch et al., 1970), involving mucous membranes and viscera, musculoskeletal tissues, the eye, and the central nervous system (Lurie, 1971). Disseminated infection may follow a state of decreased immunological responsiveness. In endemic areas, individuals may be resistant to sporotrichosis or develop a localized cutaneous form. Clinical types and the histopathology of sporotrichosis were reviewed by Lurie (1971).

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Travassos, L.R. (1985). Sporothrix schenckii. In: Szaniszlo, P.J., Harris, J.L. (eds) Fungal Dimorphism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4982-2_6

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