Rose Gardener Disease Lesion. Sporotrichosis is a deep cutaneous mycotic infection caused. In temperate regions, the most common subcutaneous mycosis is a condition called sporotrichosis, caused by the fungus sporothrix schenkii and commonly known as rose gardener’s disease or rose thorn disease (recall “every rose has its thorn” in physical defenses).
Gardeners and farmers are at risk of developing sporotrichosis. The main risk factor for developing gardner’s syndrome is having at least one parent with the condition. Sporotrichosis (also termed rose gardener's or rose handler's disease) is an infection caused by the fungus sporothrix schenckii, found throughout the world;
A sample from the lesion shows that the pus contains large cells that stain a golden brown color.
A lesion on the index finger had an erythematous center with circumscribed hypopigmentation within a surrounding area of erythema. Sporotrichosis is also known as rose gardener’s disease. The fungi and spores penetrates through lacerated, cut or injured skin into the deeper skin tissue. Sporotrichosis mostly affects people who work with these products, such as: