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sporotrichosis
[ spawr-uh-tri-koh-sis, spohr- ]
noun
Pathology.
- a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٰ·dz· [spawr-, uh, -tri-, kot, -ik, spohr-], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sporotrichosis1
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In Brazil and Argentina, sporotrichosis has been found in rats as well as cats.
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Owing to the fact that this affection does not spread as an epizootic and that its causal factor is a fungus, the name sporotrichosis has been suggested.
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In some chronic cases of sporotrichosis, however, the lesions may closely resemble those of farcy, and in these cases the microscopical examination of the pus will disclose the nature of the affection.
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Furthermore, the injection of mallein in cases of sporotrichosis will be attended with negative results.
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