Abstract
Sporothrix schenckii is the causative agent of sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis, first described in 1898 by Benjamin Schenck (1898). Classically, sporotrichosis is gained by the implantation trauma into the subcutaneous tissue of the fungus. Most infections occur through injuries from thorns, splinters of wood or wire, but other forms of inoculation have been described as an insect …