| sporothrix schenckii var luriei as the cause of sporotrichosis in italy. | the second known case of sporotrichosis caused by sporothrix schenckii var. luriei in a patient living in piacenza, italy is described. in the absence of cultures, the diagnosis was based on histologic studies. stained tissue sections (hematoxylin and eosin, & gomori methenamine silver) revealed hyaline, large, thick walled tissue form cells that had divided by septation or a budding process. these forms, along with the striking "eyeglass" configuration of incompletely separated cells that were ... | 1989 | 2670603 |