Sporotrichosis, an Occupational Dermatosis

Sporotrichosis with Bone Involvement: An Alert to an Occupational Disease

“…Sporotrichosis was always considered as an occupational disease [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. In 1926, Foerster [ 10 ] drew attention to the fact that the majority of sporotrichosis cases were acquired at work, and that many of them could generate sequels that would compromise labor activities and therefore must have their occupational nature emphasized [ 3 ]. Sporotrichosis has been described to be a ‘gardener's disease’ and to be primarily related to rose planters, but a range of professionals, especially in rural areas, is subject to acquiring the infection, such as farmers, miners, lumberjacks and others [ 1 , 2 ].…”

Cutaneous Sporotrichosis and Distant Autoinoculation

“…Although sporotrichosis is not considered highly contagious (2), person to person transmission (3,4) and autoinoculation (2, 5-7) may occur. Smith and Garrett (5) published a report of verrucous sporotrichosis with outlying satellite lesions which suggested multiple autoinoculation.…”

History of medical mycology in the united states.

“…Sporotrichosis, an occupational disease. Foerster reported the observation of 18 cases of sporotrichosis during a 5-year period from 1921 to 1926 (127). Since most of his patients worked at a plant nursery and the disease was acquired in at least 10 of the 18 patients following inoculation by thorns of the barberry shrub, he concluded that sporotrichosis was an occupational disease among individuals engaged in farming and horticulture.…”