Definition of Sporotrichosis

1. Noun. A chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes.

Generic synonyms: Fungal Infection, Mycosis

Definition of Sporotrichosis

1. Noun. A disease caused by infection with the fungus ''Sporothrix schenckii'', sometimes acquired from roses. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sporotrichosis

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Medical Definition of Sporotrichosis

1. A chronic fungal infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. A granulomatous infection that usually involves the skin and superficial lymph nodes. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sporotrichosis

sporophoric
sporophyl
sporophyll
sporophylls
sporophyls
sporophytes
sporophytic
sporoplasm
sporopollenin
sporopollenins
sporotheca
sporothrix granuloma
sporotrichoses
sporotrichosis (current term)
sporotrichositic chancre
sporozoa
sporozoal
sporozoans
sporozoea infections
sporozoic
sporozoid
sporozoids
sporozoites
sporozooid
sporozoon

Literary usage of Sporotrichosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"Thirteenth Case of sporotrichosis; localised to the Arm, ... Practical Importance and Facility of Diagnosis of sporotrichosis," Journ. des Practic., No. ..."

2. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"sporotrichosis.7 In 1898, Schenck reported a case of "refractory subcutaneous abscesses caused by a fungus possibly related to ..."

3. A Text-book Upon the Pathogenic Bacteria and Protozoa for Students of by Joseph McFarland (1915)
"CHAPTER XL sporotrichosis sporotrichosis is a somewhat rare disease of man, ... The first occurrence of human sporotrichosis seems to have been reported by ..."

4. A Text-book upon the pathogenic Bacteria and Protozoa for students of by Joseph McFarland (1915)
"CHAPTER XL sporotrichosis sporotrichosis is a somewhat rare disease of man, ... The first occurrence of human sporotrichosis seems to have been reported by ..."

5. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(6) Other Mycoses Resembling Schenck's sporotrichosis Clinical phenomena, exactly like typical sporotrichosis, can be due to other fungi. ..."

6. Infections of the Hand: A Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Acute and by Allen Buckner Kanavel (1916)
"From the very nature of the cases we would expect deep lymphatic abscesses to be uncommon. sporotrichosis. Certain cases in which nodules develop along the ..."

7. Infections of the Hand: A Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Acute and by Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"sporotrichosis. Certain cases in which nodules develop along the lines of the lymphatics, giving rise to small abscess formation, may cause confusion in ..."

8. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1915)
"sporotrichosis. sporotrichosis. In view of the possibility of man being infected with this disorder, directly or indirectly, from the lower animals, ..."

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