Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii, commonly found in soil and plants. It is transmitted through contact with contaminated materials, especially among those working with plants. Symptoms include a painful red eye with characteristic lesions. Diagnosis involves culture of pus, fluid or tissue samples. Treatment is itraconazole for 3-6 months.
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55. Sporotrichosis is a mycotic infection caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
• most common in tropical and subtropical zones.
• The organism is found most commonly in soil, sphagnum moss, and decaying vegetable matter.
• It is a common disease among florists, gardeners, and agricultural workers.
• Approximately 10% to 62% of patients relate infection to penetrating trauma from plant thorns, wood
splinters, or contaminated organic material.
• Fungal cultures are the best way to isolate the fungus, and tissue biopsy.
• Pus, synovial fluid, sputum, blood, or tissue fragment is suitable for culture
• Itraconazole (100 to 200 milligrams daily for 3 to 6 months is the treatment of choice for localized and
systemic infections.
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#11: Encephalitis in neonates is most often
caused by HSV-2, which is acquired from the maternal genital tract at
the time of delivery. The risk is highest when the mother acquires the
infection in the third trimester.
#20: Recurrent herpes labialis usually does not require treatment
#32: nfectious mononucleosis (IM), also known as mono, is an infection commonly caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV).[2]Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces little or no symptoms.[2] In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, and tiredness.[2] Most people get better in two to four weeks; however, feeling tired may last for months.[2] The liver or spleen may also become swollen.[3] In less than one percent of cases splenic rupture may occur.[6]
#44: The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.
The dermis, beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands.
The deeper subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) is made of fat and connective tissue.
#49: In severe infection both mrsa and streptococci co exist.
#55: Sporotrichosis. Chronic lymphocutaneous type—an erythematous
papule at the site of inoculation on the index finger with a linear arrangement of erythematous
dermal and subcutaneous nodules extending proximally in lymphatic vessels of the dorsum of
the hand and arm