SPOROTRICHOSIS, A PROTEAN DISEASE: WITH REPORT OF A DISSEMINATED SUBCUTANEOUS GUMMATOUS CASE OF THE DISEASE

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Case Reports1 June 1949SPOROTRICHOSIS, A PROTEAN DISEASE: WITH REPORT OF A DISSEMINATED SUBCUTANEOUS GUMMATOUS CASE OF THE DISEASEEDWARD P. CAWLEY, M.D.EDWARD P. CAWLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-6-1287 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiseases for which there exists a specific therapeutic agent are not numerous. Sporotrichosis alone, of all the deep mycoses, belongs in this unique category, which implies that a positive diagnosis of such an infection is tantamount to a significant and worthwhile therapeutic accomplishment. Fewer than 200 cases of sporotrichosis, many of these not verified, had been recorded in this country by 1932.1 Since that time, however, the proved incidence of the disease has mounted with such rapidity that it now constitutes a disease to be reckoned with on occasion by physicians in every branch of medicine.Within the genus sporotrichum...Bibliography1. JACOBSON HP: Fungous diseases, 1932, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield. Google Scholar2. MOOREKILE MRL: Generalized, subcutaneous, gummatous, ulcerating sporotrichosis, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1935, xxxi, 672. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BEATTY W: Case of sporotrichosis, Brit. Jr. Dermat., 1917, xxix, 270. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. LAWLESS TK: The diagnosis of sporotrichosis, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1930, xxii, 381. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FOERSTER HR: Sporotrichosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1924, clxvii, 54. Google Scholar6. FOERSTER HR: Sporotrichosis, an occupational dermatosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1926, lxxxvii, 1605. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. TEMPLETONLUNSFORD HJCJ: Sporotrichosis on the Pacific coast, Northwest Med., 1931, xxx, 132. Google Scholar8. FORBUS WD: Pulmonary sporotrichosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1927, xvi, 599. Google Scholar9. COLLINS WT: Disseminated ulcerating sporotrichosis with widespread visceral involvement, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1947, lvi, 523. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. WARFIELD LM: Disseminated gummatous sporotrichosis with lung metastasis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1922, clxiv, 72. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*Received for publication January 20, 1948.From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, Medical School, University of Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySporotrichosisEntzündliche KnochenerkrankungenGUMMATOUS SPOROTRICHOSISA case of disseminating sporotrichosis from South AfricaSPOROTRTCHOSIS IN EGYPT.SPOROTRICHOSIS: A REPORT OF 12 CASES, INCLUDING TWO WITH SKELETAL INVOLVEMENT*W. M. MIKKELSEN, R. L. BRANDT, E. R. HARRELLMykosen der inneren OrganeDie Pilzerkrankungen der LungeDie Pilzerkrankungen der LungeMycologyDie Mykosen 1 June 1949Volume 30, Issue 6Page: 1287-1294KeywordsDermatologyMetastasisMycosesSporotrichosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...