Cutaneous Sporotrichosis In Bangalore, Southern India

Background Sporotrichosis is a granulomatous infection caused by Sporothrix schenkii. Although world-wide in distribution, only four cases have been reported from southern India to date.Methods The medical records of all cases seen at the Department of Dermatology at St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, over the last 15 years were reviewed.Results A total of seven cases of sporotrichosis were seen in this 15-year period.Conclusion Sporotrichosis is considered to occur only sporadically in southern India. Our findings suggest that this may be a result of reporting bias.