Sketchy Microbiology: Sporothrix Schneckii

Shanked by a rose — Sporothrix Schneckii

Trees and Greenery — Found in rose thorns, tree bark and other plants

Causes Sporotrichosis — Commonly caused by cuts from a rose bush, commonly called “rose gardeners disease”

Butterfly — Dimorphic Fungus

Branching rose stems — Sporothrix has branching hyphae at 25C

Cigar — Cigar shaped yeast

Wrapping Vines — Sporothrix is usually introduced into the skin by a local trauma that will lead to a pustule or nodules and then will develop an ascending pattern along the lymphatics causing red bumps along the skin = SPOROTRICHOSIS

What does the Biopsy results look like?

Cigar shaped budding yeasts, multinucleated giant cells, histiocytic

Pine cones — treat with Iitraconazole (for lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis)

Spray Canister — Potassium solution of potassium iodide is used to treat

lymphocutaneous sporotrix