Sporothrix Schenckii

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Epidemiology 3 More General Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Dimorphic fungus. Etiologic agent of sporotrichosis.

Epidemiology

• worldwide distribution
• grows in soil or vegetation, especially thorny bushes At 37 degrees, it grows as a yeast & infects tissue as a yeast.

More General Terms

• Sporothrix

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Sporothrix schenckii