Publications
| A case series and review of sporotrichosis in Sikkim. | Sporotrichosis caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii has been widely reported from the northern Himalayan belt and the north eastern region of India. Three autochthonous cases of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis from east and south districts of Sikkim are reported. Fluid aspirate from the nodulo-ulcerative lesions were sent for cytology and fungal culture. S. schenckii was isolated on culture and cytological examination in all three cases showed granulomatous reaction. Thermal dimorphism was d ... | 2011 | 21841306 |
| sporotrichosis in north-east india. | reports on the occurrence of sporotrichosis in some parts of north-east india are scarce. we report here five cases of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis from north-east india, including one from sikkim state and four from distant places in the north-eastern part of west bengal. all patients were full or part-time farmers or gardeners. diagnosis of sporotrichosis was confirmed by isolation of sporothrix schenckii in culture and in vitro conversion of the isolates to yeast form. the cases were treate ... | 2007 | 17472617 |