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LT. GERALD W. ARTHUR; CAPT. JOHN W. ALBRITTAIN

AMA Arch Derm. 1958;77(2):187-190.

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Human sporotrichosis was first described by Schenck¹ in 1898, and it was he who isolated the etiologic fungus that now bears his name. Although the genus had been described 90 years before by Link,² no pathogenic species had previously been demonstrated. Since that time the localized lymphangitic type has been well documented and many cases have been reported. This type is characterized by the development of a primary lesion at the site of a minor injury, most commonly on the extremities. The primary lesion is usually a nodule, which often later ulcerates and drains. This is soon followed by the appearance of secondary nodules arising along the lymphatics which drain the area.

Another clinical variety is the disseminated cutaneous type, which is supposedly seen more frequently in France.³ In the United States there have been relatively few cases of this type reported. It is characterized . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
(MC), U. S. N. R.; (MC), U. S. N.

From the Dermatology Service, U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 12, 1957.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writers, and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.

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