Not true regarding sporotrichosis is

1. Direct microscopic examination of KOH mounts of specimen stained by methenamine silver stain shows an asteroid body which is a rounded or oval, basophilic yeast like body with rays of an eosinophilic substance radiating from a yeast cell. 2. Sporotrichosis is a chronic infection involving cutaneous, subcutaneous and lymphatic tissue. 3. For cutaneous infection, potassium iodide is given topically or orally. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition