...Hiroshi Hachisuka; Yoichiro Sasai A case of localized cutaneous sporotrichosis is reported. The lesion was granulomatous, without lymphatic metastasis. Histological examination revealed numerous spores and asteroid bodies. Sporotrichin reaction was negative, but after treatment with potassium...

...M. Itoh; S. Okamoto; H. Kariya A survey of 200 cases of sporotrichosis seen at the Dermatology Clinic of Chiba University Hospital from May 1965 to August 1983 is reported. The proportion of cases with sporotrichosis to the total number of outpatients was 0.15%. A higher percentage of cases fell...

...H. Shiraishi; H. Gomi; A. Kawada; I. Matsuo; M. Hiruma Sporotrichosis is a deep mycotic infection induced by Sporothrix schenckii. Most sporotrichotic infections are confined to the skin and result from accidental cutaneous traumatic inoculation. Three clinical types are known: (i) the fixed...