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==Overview==
==Overview==
The most potent risk factor in the development of sporotrichosis is handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, bales of hay, or any plant or plant product that can cause skin trauma. Other risk  
The most potent risk factor in the development of sporotrichosis is handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, bales of hay, or any plant or plant product that can cause skin trauma. Other risk  
factors include a weakened immune system, a history of alcoholism, and handling of infected animals.  <ref name="CDCrisk">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/sporotrichosis/risk-prevention.html|title=Risk and Prevention|date=2015|website=CDC.Gov|publisher=Center for Disease Control |access-date=January 5, 2015 |quote=}}</ref>
factors include a weakened immune system, a history of alcoholism, and the handling of infected animals.  <ref name="CDCrisk">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/sporotrichosis/risk-prevention.html|title=Risk and Prevention|date=2015|website=CDC.Gov|publisher=Center for Disease Control |access-date=January 5, 2015 |quote=}}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alison Leibowitz [2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of sporotrichosis is handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, bales of hay, or any plant or plant product that can cause skin trauma. Other risk factors include a weakened immune system, a history of alcoholism, and the handling of infected animals. [1]

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Common Risk Factors

  • A risk factor in the development of sporotrichosis is handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, bales of hay, or any plant or plant product that can lead to minor skin trauma.
  • Agriculture-based activities or occupations, such as farming, gardening, and landscaping, are risk factors for the development of sporotrichosis. [1]
  • Predisposing conditions responsible for immunosuppression like diabetes mellitus, chronic alcoholism, myeloproliferative disorders, immunosuppressive therapy for organ transplant, autoimmune disorders, or cancers, prolonged treatment with systemic corticosteroids, and HIV infection have been implicated for extracutaneous sporotrichosis, an opportunistic form of infection. [2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Risk and Prevention". CDC.Gov. Center for Disease Control. 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. Mahajan VK (2014). "Sporotrichosis: an overview and therapeutic options". Dermatol Res Pract. 2014: 272376. doi:10.1155/2014/272376. PMC 4295339. PMID 25614735.