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Sporotrichosis (cont.)

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When to Seek Medical Care

When to call the doctor

  • If you think you might have sporotrichosis, see a doctor about diagnosis and treatment.

  • If you are already being treated for sporotrichosis, contact a doctor if new sores develop or if the old ones appear to be growing.
When to go to the hospital
  • Sporotrichosis in the skin or lymph nodes should not be dangerous or life threatening.

  • Open ulcers can become infected with bacteria and may cause a condition known as cellulitis.

  • If a rapidly expanding area of redness, pain, and warmth around the original ulcers develops, you should go to a hospital's emergency department.

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Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic infection caused by the soil fungus Sporothrix schenckii.

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