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Conditions›Skin conditions›Skin infection›Fungal skin infection›Sporotrichosis (rose gardener's disease)

Sporotrichosis (rose gardener's disease)

A disease caused by the infection of a fungus found in gardens, particularly hay and roses. It usually affects the skin, although other rare forms can affect the lungs, joints, bones, and even the brain.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 39 years experience

Is a type of:Fungal skin infection

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Very rare

Very rare	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Body locations

Skin

Symptoms

Headache, made worse by fatigue

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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Sporotrichosis (rose gardener's disease)

Anti fungal drug

Tests

Liver function test

Blood urea nitrogen

CSF fungal culture

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Risk factors

Personal

Taking corticosteroid medication

Related questions

A member asked:

72 year old lady fell into a large rose bush 5 years ago and has all the symptoms of sporotrichosis. The problem we have is no she has lung problems, sores like boils, fever, feels bad most of time. We have no doctor that will get serious about her condit

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A member asked:

How can I find a doctor that can determine my sickness and treat me. I have every symptom of having sporotrichosis . I fell into a large rose bush over 6 years ago. Now I have leisons that come out all over my body, lung problems, fever, nose bleeds an

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A 31-year-old female asked:

Was pricked by rose thorn directly in my left hand index finger knuckle. Had to pull thorn out of glove! Immediately became red, painful, swollen, and loss of mobility. I am concerned it left fungal infection called sporotrichosis.what should I do?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Is enlarged lymph nodes a usual symptom of sporotrichosis?

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A 42-year-old member asked:

What is 'the roses infant disease?

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A 18-year-old female asked:

By eaating rose petals will cause any disease?

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A 21-year-old female asked:

2 days ago squatted over toilet in train, NL, peed over pee already there. These toilets have no remaining water when flushed but person(s) before hadnt and it rose very high. Flushed suddenly on vagina. Wiped 20m later with 80% antibac. Diseases?

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A 25-year-old male asked:

Can an HIV patient drink alcohol and does it affect the treatment? The virus rate when I discovered the disease was 280, and after 9 months of taking the treatment it rose to 890?

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A 50-year-old male asked:

What is the function of evening prime rose oil?

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A 34-year-old member asked:

How long can someone like adalia rose who has progeria live?

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