FIRST AFRICAN CASE OF SPOROTRICHOSIS BEURMANI: TRANSMISSION OF SPOROTRICHOSIS FROM MULE TO MAN
Abstract
Equine sporotrichoses generally take one of two forms most frequently encountered in man: a disseminated gummatous hypodermic form, and a centripetal gummatous lymphangitis; occasionally, there are nasal and conjunctival lesions. In one case, autopsy revealed pulmonary sporotrichotic nodules. The development of the lesions is the same as in man: a hard nodule which softens, suppurates, and eventually ulcerates. The duration of the malady is indefinite; its animal victims die of exhaustion. However, the classic iodine-iodide treatment for human sporotrichosis was found to be effective. This particular sporotrichosis is of interest in human clinical study, since it can be transmitted from the animal to a healthy human. In fact, this first African case of human sporotrichosis was a case of mule-to-man infection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0834399
Entities
People
- M. Carougeau
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories