Sporotrichosis is a sub-acute or chronic granulomatous fungal infection involving primarily the skin and subcutaneous tissue with neighbouring lymphatics caused by a dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. The disease is worldwide in distribution. In India sporotrichosis is endemic in the Sub-Himalayan region; stretching from West Bengal, Assam and Manipur in the North East and Himachal Pradesh in the North West. In comparison to extensive studies at far eastern states of Assam and Manipur, till now very few studies are there in Siliguri (a small Sub division at the foothills of Himalaya within District Darjeeling of West Bengal) and surrounding areas. | Sporotrichosis centering siliguri and its sub-himalayan neighbours
