Table1:
Etiologies of subcutaneous nodules with a sporotrichoid spread
Organism |
Frequency |
Fungi: Sporothrix schenckii Blastomyces dermatitidis Coccidioides immitis Histoplasma capsulatum Cryptococcus neoformans Scedosporium apiospermum Fusarium species Scopulariopsis blochii |
++++ + ++ + + + + + |
Bacteria: Nocardia brasiliensis Nocardia asteroides, otitidiscaviarum, transvalensis Francisella tularensis Streptococcus pyogenes Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus anthracis Pseudomonas pseudomallei |
+++ + ++ + + + + |
Mycobacteria: M.marinum M.chelonae, kansasii, intracellulare, tuberculosis, fortuitum |
++++ + |
Protozoa: Leishmania braziliensis Leishmania tropica Leishmania major |
+++ ++ + |
Virus: Cowpox virus Herpes simplex |
+ + |