Question

1.) Explain what Rose gardener’s disease, white/black piedra is and its life cycle

2.) Mycosis vs. intoxication

Answer 1

ROSE GARDENER'S DISEASE: It is known as SPOROTRICHOSIS,it is an infection caused by fungus called sporothrix.

This fungus lives in soil and plants like sphagnum moss and hay.There are three types of infection:

1.CUTANEOUS INFECTION: Under this infection,symptoms include small bumps which are red,pink,purple in color,after some time the bumps change into ulcers and open sores.

2.DISSEMINATED INFECTION:Under this infection spreads to various other body parts like joints,cranial nervous system,etc.Due to which symptoms like rheumatoid arthritis,headache,seizures,etc. occur.

PULMONARY INFECTION:Under this,cough,chest pain and dyspnea,fever occur.

INVESTIGATION:Small tissue biopsy occurs.

Blood tests and culture

TREATMENT: 1.Itraconazole orally for 3-6 months

2.Supersaturated potassium iodide

3.Amphotericin B

PIEDRA is a type of superficial mycoses causing surface infection.Piedra mostly infect hair.

There are two types of PIEDRA:Black and White.

Black piedra fungus is Piedraia hortae and White piedra is Trichosporon beigelii.

MYCOSIS is a fungal infection,which is caused by the inhalation of spores or localization of the spores.

INTOXICATION is the state in which thereis a overdose of a particular toxin or substance leading to certain signs and symptoms seen in body.The most common intoxication is alcohol or drug intoxication.