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sporotrichosis
(spor″o-trĭ-ko´sis)
a chronic fungal infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii, characterized by nodules on or underneath the skin and in nearby lymphatic vessels; they eventually suppurate and form ulcers.
The infection is acquired by implantation of the fungus through a break in the skin, or by inhalation into the lungs. It may
remain localized or may be disseminated by the bloodstream to involve the bones, joints, muscles, organs, mucous membranes,
central nervous system, eye, kidney, or urinary tract.
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