"Jack" expounded:
Just came from the doctor. I have a small blistered rash on my arm, and
swollen lymph gland near the rash. The doctor does not think its lyme.
Another doctor looked at it, and thought it might be from a rose prick.
Has anyone heard of this??
Absolutely. Never mind the puncture wound that can become infected,
there's something called rose picker's disease. Read up about it
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http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2003.html
I've always reacted to roses in a bad way; I've always made sure I had
long gloves on if I was going to be working amongst rose canes.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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