(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS)Lesions are usually confined to the extremities- result of trauma to these areas

lesions in (Pulmonary sporotrichosis)

are fungal diseases that affect subcutaneous tissue

(Yeast Phase of Sporothrix schenckii) resembling; diameter

Less common systemic form probably follows inhalation

Relatively rare (SPOROTRICHOSIS)

Single cavitary lesion of the upper lobe called______ is the most distinctive feature

Treatment For disseminated infection drug of choice

Sclerotic bodies are usually clumped together, and some may contain a septum; hyphae are not seen

Incubate at what temperature (Culture; Chromoblastomycosis)

are diagnostic for this disease, but do not provide a clue as to species identification of the mold

▪Chain of lymphatic nodules develops-

(disease becomes chronic) the regional lymph nodes become swollen and may break down

▪Sporothrix mode of entry

Conversion of the mold phase to yeast is accomplished by the following: (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

Less commonly seen disease state, in which the infection is confined to the site of inoculation

is the infective stage of the fungus to man

Lesions in (Mucocutaneous sporotrichosis)

For lymphocutaneous infection

is a chronic, subcutaneous mycosis with eventual lymphatic involvement

Lesions may be (Fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis)

Nodules soften and ulcerate, and are connected by

Microscopic Characteristics (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

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(SPOROTRICHOSIS) Specimen of Choice

it may become a generalized infection and involves bones, joints, and other internal organs

Less commonly, there may be infiltrated plaques or red scaly patches

(Chromoblastomycosis; Culture) All organisms requiring-- of incubation

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A slide latex agglutination test called_____ reliable, sensitive and specific test

Phenotypic characteristics Growth at (SPOROTRICHOSIS)

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second most common causing Chromomycosis

residual fibrocaseous nodule

(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Little is known about predisposing factors, except

Infected skin is cultured into (Chromoblastomycosis)

Colonies are usually heavily furrowed and some species produce a very heaped-up effect

Colony Characteristics (Yeast Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

Wet Mount (Yeast Phase of Sporothrix schenckii) percentage

(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) reproduce by dividing in various planes, resulting in multicellular forms

Verrucous dermatitidis, chromomycosis is a synonym for

Sporotrichosis or rose gardener’s disease. Recurrent infections results in fibrosis with scar formation causing lymphatic obstruction, resembling obstruction, resembling

(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Characterized by the presence of large, muriform, thick-walled dematiaceous cells called

▪Historically, the only known species responsible for sporotrichosis was

color (Mold colony morphology; Sporothrix schenckii)

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(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Longstanding lesions have a

(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Mostly asymptomatic in the absence of secondary complications, such as

A nodule or pustule forms, which may break down into a small ulcer

arranged as a rosette around the apex of a conidiophore

Not spread from man to man, and other animals do not contract it

Fission bodies do not produce buds, thus not considered to be yeast cells

Borne on conidiophores that arise at right angles from thin, delicate hyphae

Less commonly causing Chromomycosis

Colonies grow in about (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

Mold colony morphology ( Sporothrix schenckii)

a chronic mycosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that develops over a period of months or, more commonly, year

At first erythematous, ulcerative and suppurative at first Eventually become granulomatous, vegetative or papilloma-like

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most common species causing Chromomycosis

Fungi are seen as round, thick-walled, dematiaceous cells, in diameter (Sclerotic bodies of Chromoblastomycosis)

Phenotypic characteristics Assimilation of (SPOROTRICHOSIS)

Yeast Phase of Sporothrix schenckii (wet mount)

Brown, round, non-hyphal sclerotic bodies, which are non-budding structures occurring singly or in clusters, are seen in tissues

chronic pneumonitis with thin-walled cavities with fibrosis and pleural effusion may develop

Most commonly seen presentation (Sporotrichosis)

Account for a dematiaceous appearance of the fungus in culture

lead to excessive proliferation of host tissue

Arranged sympodially around an expanded vesicle at the tip of the conidiophore (Sporothrix schenckii)

Histopathological examination of tissue sections stained with (Yeast Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Most etiologic agents will not grow at temperatures higher than

Found most commonly in men who have direct contact with soil

This feature differentiates it from-- which result in tissue necrosis (CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS)

Stereotype of the patient at risk for sporotrichosis is the (Sporotrichosis)

Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii (Culture Media)

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(CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS) Distinguished by the formation of ______ at the site of inoculation

Also grows well on (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

(Chromoblastomycosis) Colonies are always what color on the surface and what color on the undersurface?

characterized by involvement of lymphatics from the draining area

Chromoblastomycosis. H&E stained section showing characteristic dark brown sclerotic cells which divide by

Disease produced is usually a localized systemic infection

Incubation period of Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

Treatment For cutaneous infection

(Chromoblastomycosis) Fission bodies are always color:

Temperature in conversion of the mold phase to yeast: (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

May be observed more than rosettes in (Mold Phase of Sporothrix schenckii)

(Sporotrichosis) Most cases are associated with gardening, particularly with exposure to

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A thin purulent discharge may come from the primary lesion and the earliest lymphatic nodules

Histologic responses to Sporothrix include