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Rhinosporidiosis

MedGen UID:
48452
Concept ID:
C0035469
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Rhinosporidium seeberi; Rhinosporidioses; Rhinosporidium seeberi Infection; Rhinosporidium seeberi Infections
SNOMED CT: Rhinosporidiosis (18140003); Rhinosporosis (18140003); Infection by Rhinosporidium seeberi (18140003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005946

Definition

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. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRhinosporidiosis

Professional guidelines

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Varghese L, Kurien R, Susheel S, Cherian LM, Rebekah G, Rupa V
Mycoses 2021 Dec;64(12):1471-1479. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1111/myc.13381. PMID: 34657340
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Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Dec 7;104(2):708-711. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0291. PMID: 33289469Free PMC Article
Töz S
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):258-260. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.7221. PMID: 33269573
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Pal DK, Mallick AA, Majhi TK, Biswas BK, Chowdhury MK
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Diagnosis

Nagi K, Sekar R, Saxena SK, Stephen N
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Feb 9;15(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247133. PMID: 35140090Free PMC Article
Bakshi DSS
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Mar;235:e349-e350. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.024. PMID: 34896080
Parida PK, Thangavel S, Raja K, Saxena SK
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jun 28;14(6) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243926. PMID: 34183318Free PMC Article
Bakshi SS
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2017 Nov-Dec;5(6):1739. Epub 2017 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.06.025. PMID: 28757369
Pang KR, Wu JJ, Huang DB, Tyring SK
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(6):523-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04056.x. PMID: 15571502

Therapy

Töz S
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):258-260. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.7221. PMID: 33269573
Janardhanan J, Patole S, Varghese L, Rupa V, Tirkey AJ, Varghese GM
Int J Infect Dis 2016 Jul;48:3-4. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.013. PMID: 27109109
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Ear Nose Throat J 2013 Jul;92(7):E27-30. doi: 10.1177/014556131309200718. PMID: 23904313
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Dermatol Ther 2004;17(6):523-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04056.x. PMID: 15571502

Prognosis

Varghese L, Kurien R, Susheel S, Cherian LM, Rebekah G, Rupa V
Mycoses 2021 Dec;64(12):1471-1479. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1111/myc.13381. PMID: 34657340
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Clinical prediction guides

Varghese L, Kurien R, Susheel S, Cherian LM, Rebekah G, Rupa V
Mycoses 2021 Dec;64(12):1471-1479. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1111/myc.13381. PMID: 34657340
Almeida FA, Teixeira-Junior AAL, Pinho JD, Costa EF, Silva GEB
BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 8;19(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1223-x. PMID: 31703563Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

Srinivasan A, Vallandaramam P, Sivaramakrishnan M
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2024 Jan 1;31(1):98-104. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000927. PMID: 37280739
Penagos S, Zapata N, Castro JJ, Hidron A, Agudelo CA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 May 17;105(1):171-175. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1411. PMID: 33999851Free PMC Article

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