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** Small and painless | ** Small and painless | ||
** Pink to purple coloration | ** Pink to purple coloration | ||
** Plaque | |||
** Erythema | |||
* Nodular lesion grows when left untreated | * Nodular lesion grows when left untreated | ||
** Boil-like | ** Boil-like | ||
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===Neuromuscular=== | ===Neuromuscular=== | ||
* Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time. | |||
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Physical examination
Appearance of the Patient
Vital Signs
Skin
Cutaneous:
- Initial nodular lesion at inoculation site
- Small and painless
- Pink to purple coloration
- Plaque
- Erythema
- Nodular lesion grows when left untreated
- Boil-like
- Ulceration
- Drainage
- Older distal lesions will likely ulcerate and ooze, while proximal lesions manifest as nodules and undergo the same cycle.
Disseminated Cutaneous:
- Subcutaneous mass lesions
- Diffuse purplish nodules
- Disseminated, ulcerating lesions
HEENT
Neck
Lungs
Heart
Abdomen
Back
Genitourinary
Extremities
- Cutaneous sporotrichosis lesions are characteristic to upper extremities
- Lesions on fingers
- Lesions on arms
- Lesions on hands
Neuromuscular
- Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time.