Chronic, localized granulomatous infection of mucocutaneous tissues, especially the NOSE, and characterized by HYPERPLASIA and the development of POLYPS. It is found in humans and other animals and is caused by the mesomycetozoean organism RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI.
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| "Rhinosporidiosis is a fairly common problem for the Otolaryngologist in many parts of the world, because of its prompt recurrence after surgical excision." | ( Nair, KK, 1979) |
| "Nasal rhinosporidiosis is common among males who bathe in stagnant ponds while ocular rhinosporidiosis is common among urban females." | ( Madhavan, M; Majumder, NK; Rao, VA; Ratnakar, C; Sankaran, V; Veliath, AJ, 1992) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium Seeberi." | ( Samaddar, RR; Sen, MK, 1990) |
| "Three cases of rhinosporidiosis are reported for the first time from Kuwait, a state in the Arabian Gulf." | ( Hira, PR; Matusik, J; Saad, HT, 1986) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disorder caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi." | ( Kumari, R; Laxmisha, C; Thappa, DM, 2005) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that commonly affects the nasal and nasopharyngeal mucosa." | ( Jagdish, S; Pai, D; Rajakannu, M; Sri Vengadesh, G, 2006) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is endemic in the state of Chhattisgarh." | ( Gahine, R; Goel, NK; Krishnani, C; Sudarshan, V, 2007) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal disease caused by Rhinosporidiosis seeberi." | ( Amritanand, R; Cherian, VM; Nithyananth, M; Shah, A; Venkatesh, K, 2008) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by an aquatic protistan parasite in the class of Mesomycetozoea, that is endemic in India and the subcontinent." | ( Prepageran, N; Shailendra, S, 2008) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, granulomatous disease which usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and nasopharynx." | ( Gopalakrishnan, S; Madana, J; Saxena, SK; Yolmo, D, 2010) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi which primarily affects the mucosa of the nose, conjunctiva and urethra." | ( Banka, A; Barua, M; Das, S; Gupta, N; Kashyap, B; Saha, R; Vaid, L, 2011) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a non-contagious chronic granulomatous disease that is prevalent in southern India and Sri Lanka." | ( Biswas, BK; Chowdhury, MK; Majhi, TK; Mallick, AA; Pal, DK, 2012) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a rare chronic granulomatous condition caused by a fungus (Rhinosporidium seeberi)." | ( Majhi, TK; Mallick, AA; Pal, DK, 2012) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disorder, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi endemic in India and Sri Lanka." | ( Agarwala, M; Chopra, M; Deodhar, D; Dincy, P; George, L; Maheswaran, S; Pulimood, S; Rupali, P; Thomas, M, 2013) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi." | ( Gopalakrishnan, S; Madana, J; Saxena, SK; Yolmo, D, 2013) |
| "Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic fungal inflammatory disease prevalent in India and Sri Lanka." | ( Dutta, G; Jagetia, A; Singh, D; Singh, H; Singhal, GD; Srivastava, AK, 2022) |
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| "Here we report a case of disseminated rhinosporidiosis in an immunocompromised individual on antiretroviral drugs, non-responsive to Dapsone and therefore treated with a multidrug therapy of Cycloserine, Dapsone and Ketoconazole with good response." | ( Agarwala, M; Chopra, M; Deodhar, D; Dincy, P; George, L; Maheswaran, S; Pulimood, S; Rupali, P; Thomas, M, 2013) |
| "Disseminated rhinosporidiosis can be successfully treated with multidrug therapy." | ( Bhat, V, 2014) |
| "A patient with disseminated rhinosporidiosis did not respond to conventional therapy with dapsone and surgical excision, and treatment with amphotericin B also proved futile." | ( Janardhanan, J; Patole, S; Rupa, V; Tirkey, AJ; Varghese, GM; Varghese, L, 2016) |