Subcutaneous Mycoses

Front 1

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Back 1

-enter the body following trauma to the skin

-remain localized to subcutaneous tissue or spread along the lymphatics to the lymph nodes

-affect:
1) lymph nodes
2) bones
3) joints

-these fungi (low-virulence) are normal inhabitants of the soil

-disease takes a long time to develop

Front 2

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Sporotrichum schenkii

Back 2

-exists as CONIDIUM (= asexual spores) in nature, but as sexual spores inside tissue

-found in soil and on plants (e.g., rose thorns)

-affects lymph nodes

-produces lymph nodules along the lymphatic tracts up the arm

Front 3

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Cutaneous Sporotrichosis

Back 3

-lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis- affects the skin, subcutaneous tissue and regional lymphati

Front 4

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Osteoarticular Sporotrichosis

Back 4

-Arthritis and Tenosynovitis (inflammation of the synovium= fluid sheath that surrounds tendons)

-affects joints of hands, elbows, ankles, or knees (but not spine, hips or shoulders)

Front 5

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Pulmonary Sporotrichosis

Back 5

-pleural effusion

-associated w/ alcoholism, diabetes, corticosteroid use, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis

Front 6

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Mycetoma

Back 6

-chronic, ganulomatous inflammatory process that mainly affects the foot

Front 7

Subcutaneous Mycoses

Phaeohyphomycosis

Back 7

-fungal infections characterized by the presence of dark-walled septate hyphae and sometimes yeast or a combination of both in tissue

-caused by many different types of fungi, including ALTERNARIA (causes disease on potatoes or in immunocompromised hosts)