rhinosporidiosis

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • children & young adults most commonly affected
  • disease may occur at any age
  • incidence higher in males than females
  • history generally significant for exposure to streams or pools
  • endemic in India & Sri Lanka
    • infection also occurs in other parts of the world, including Africa & South America[2]

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

* image[2]

Laboratory

* histopathology[2]

Management

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References

  1. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Singh CA, Sakthivel P. Rhinosporidiosis N Engl J Med 2019; 380:1359. April 4. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30943339 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1811820