ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Sporothrix schenckii. This disease
presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection. Transmission is by direct
contact with infected thorny plants, sphagnum moss, soil, bales of hays, or infected
plant material. Confirmation is by identification of Sporothrix schenckii from a tissue
or skin sample.;
A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Sporothrix schenckii. This disease
presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection. Transmission is by direct
contact with infected thorny plants, sphagnum moss, soil, bales of hays, or infected
plant material. Confirmation is by identification of Sporothrix schenckii from a tissue
or skin sample.