| isolation of sporothrix schenckii from the environmental sources of cutaneous sporotrichosis patients in himachal pradesh, india: results of a pilot study. | himachal pradesh, india is a known endemic area for cutaneous sporotrichosis. no attempt has been made to isolate sporothrix schenckii, the causative fungus, from environmental sources in this region or in india as such. this prospective study was carried out to isolate sporothrix schenckii from different environmental samples collected from the vicinity of cutaneous sporotrichosis patients. all patients of cutaneous sporotrichosis diagnosed during march 2005-february 2006 were studied. twenty-o ... | 2007 | 17944713 |
| sporotrichosis in north-west india. | twelve culture proven patients of sporotrichosis were seen over a period of 4 1/2 yr in the north-western region of this country. most of the patients (75%) were from himachal pradesh, with slight female preponderance. the right upper limb was commonly (58.3%) involved; gardeners and housewives being the common sufferers. localised lymphocutaneous variety was the commonest presentation (91.7%), except in one patient, where after initial involvement of the face, the lesion extended to the right u ... | 1994 | 7927557 |
| cutaneous sporotrichosis in himachal pradesh, india. | during the period 1990-2002 in himachal pradesh, india, 103 new patients with cutaneous sporotrichosis were detected. lymphocutaneous and fixed cutaneous varieties were the most common and seen in 49% and 43% respectively. chronic non-specific inflammation without granuloma formation was seen in 46% skin biopsy specimens, 29% showed acute or chronic inflammation and tuberculoid granuloma formation was seen in 25%. in 32% of cases sporothrix schenckii growth was seen on sabouraud glucose agar. a ... | 2005 | 15679662 |