Sporotrichosis

Description of the disease
Symptoms
Articles

Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by the fungus Sporothrix. It is contracted through injuries. Since the infection presents with nonspecific symptoms and very rarely, the diagnosis is often delayed.

Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology