Sporotrichosis physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Physical examination
Appearance of the Patient
Vital Signs
Skin
- Symptoms of this form include nodular lesions or bumps in the skin, at the point of entry and also along lymph nodes and vessels. The lesion starts off small and painless, and ranges in color from pink to purple. Left untreated, the lesion becomes larger and look similar to a boil and more lesions will appear, until a chronic ulcer develops.
- Older distal lesions will likely ulcerate and ooze, while proximal lesions manifest as nodules and undergo the same cycle.
HEENT
Neck
Lungs
- Upon physical examination, patients with pulmonary sporotrichosis will likely present with symptoms associated with their underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but will not display physical findings specific to pulmonary sporotrichosis.
Heart
Abdomen
Back
Genitourinary
Extremities
- Typically, cutaneous sporotrichosis lesions occur in the finger, hand, and arm.
