sporotrichosis
Also known as disseminated sporotrichosis, pulmonary sporotrichosis, lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis, Rose gardener's disease
Sporotrichosis, also known as '''rose handler's disease', is a fungal infection that may be localised to skin, lungs, bone and joint, or become systemic. It presents with firm painless nodules that later ulcerate. Following initial exposure to Sporothrix schenckii'', the disease typically progresses over a period of a week to several months. Serious complications may develop in people who have a weakened immune system.
Key facts
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- Sporotrichosis
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- Cytologic preparation from a case of feline sporotrichosis; phagocytic cells show numerous variably-shaped yeast forms within
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- Infectious disease
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Rose thorn disease, rose gardener's disease, rose handler's disease
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Firm painless nodules that later ulcerate.
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Sporothrix schenckii
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- Serology Culture: Skin, sputum, CSF, joint aspirate
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- Leishmaniasis, nocardiosis, mycobacterium marinum, cat-scratch disease, syphilis, leprosy, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis
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- Antifungals, surgery
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Other animals
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Sporotrichosis, also known as '''rose handler's disease', is a fungal infection that may be localised to skin, lungs, bone and joint, or become systemic. It presents with firm painless nodules that later ulcerate. Following initial exposure to Sporothrix schenckii, the disease typically progresses over a period of a week to several months. Serious complications may develop in people who have a weakened immune system.
Sporotrichosis is caused by fungi of the S. schenckii species complex. Because S. schenckii is naturally found in soil, hay, sphagnum moss, and plants, it most often affects farmers, gardeners, and agricultural workers. It enters through small cuts in the skin to cause a fungal infection. In cases of sporotrichosis affecting the lungs, the fungal spores enter by inhalation. Sporotrichosis can be acquired by handling cats with the disease; it is an occupational hazard for veterinarians.