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.

• 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.