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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

PubMed

Elusive treatment for human rhinosporidiosis.
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
Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: clinical profile and surgical management by modified dacryocystorhinostomy.
Nuruddin M, Mudhar HS, Osmani M, Roy SR
Orbit 2014 Feb;33(1):29-32. Epub 2013 Nov 6 doi: 10.3109/01676830.2013.844170. PMID: 24195743
Cytologic and differential diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis.
Gori S, Scasso A
Acta Cytol 1994 May-Jun;38(3):361-6. PMID: 7514831

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rhinosporidiosis-Factors predicting disease recurrence.
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
Case Report: Rhinosporidiosis Literature Review.
Arias AF, Romero SD, Garcés CG
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Dec 7;104(2):708-711. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0291. PMID: 33289469Free PMC Article
Rhinosporidium seeberi: Is It a Fungi or Parasite?
Töz S
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):258-260. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.7221. PMID: 33269573
Rhinosporidiosis in Colombia: case series and literature review.
Vélez A, Jiménez G, Hidrón A, Talero S, Agudelo CA
Trop Doct 2018 Oct;48(4):289-293. Epub 2018 Jul 22 doi: 10.1177/0049475518787123. PMID: 30033826
Rhinosporidiosis in southwest Bengal.
Pal DK, Mallick AA, Majhi TK, Biswas BK, Chowdhury MK
Trop Doct 2012 Jul;42(3):150-3. doi: 10.1258/td.2012.120177. PMID: 22785543

Diagnosis

Naso-Bronchial Rhinosporidiosis.
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
Nasolacrimal Rhinosporidiosis.
Bakshi DSS
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Mar;235:e349-e350. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.024. PMID: 34896080
Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis.
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
Rhinosporidiosis.
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
Subcutaneous fungal infections.
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

Rhinosporidium seeberi: Is It a Fungi or Parasite?
Töz S
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2020 Dec 2;44(4):258-260. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.7221. PMID: 33269573
Elusive treatment for human rhinosporidiosis.
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
Laryngotracheal rhinosporidiosis.
Madana J, Yolmo D, Gopalakrishnan S, Saxena SK
Ear Nose Throat J 2013 Jul;92(7):E27-30. doi: 10.1177/014556131309200718. PMID: 23904313
Disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis.
Kumari R, Laxmisha C, Thappa DM
Dermatol Online J 2005 Mar 1;11(1):19. PMID: 15748560
Subcutaneous fungal infections.
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

Prognosis

Rhinosporidiosis-Factors predicting disease recurrence.
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
Ocular and adnexal rhinosporidiosis : the clinical profile and treatment outcomes in a tertiary eye care centre.
Mithal C, Agarwal P, Mithal N
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2012 Jan-Jun;4(1):45-8. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5849. PMID: 22343995
Nasal rhinosporidiosis in humans: new interpretations and a review of the literature of this enigmatic disease.
Das S, Kashyap B, Barua M, Gupta N, Saha R, Vaid L, Banka A
Med Mycol 2011 Apr;49(3):311-5. Epub 2010 Oct 18 doi: 10.3109/13693786.2010.526640. PMID: 20954821
Deep fungal infections in tropical countries.
Rivitti EA, Aoki V
Clin Dermatol 1999 Mar-Apr;17(2):171-90; discussion 105-6. doi: 10.1016/s0738-081x(99)00010-3. PMID: 10330600
Unusual subcutaneous infections.
Elgart ML
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):105-11. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70330-2. PMID: 8821163

Clinical prediction guides

Rhinosporidiosis-Factors predicting disease recurrence.
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
Evaluation of diagnosed cases of eye rhinosporidiosis in a public hospital of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil.
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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluation of Sinonasal Masses with Histopathological Correlation.
Begum MS, Sarker UK, Islam MA, Sangma MA, Paul P, Rahman MA
Mymensingh Med J 2018 Jan;27(1):26-33. PMID: 29459588
Benign sinonasal masses: a clinicopathological and radiological profile.
Nepal A, Chettri ST, Joshi JJ, Karki S
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2013 Jan-Mar;11(41):4-8. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v11i1.11015. PMID: 23774404
Nasal rhinosporidiosis.
Echejoh GO, Manasseh AN, Tanko MN, Ogala-Echejoh SE, Silas OA, Nimkur TL, Mandong BM
J Natl Med Assoc 2008 Jun;100(6):713-5. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31347-x. PMID: 18595574

Recent systematic reviews

Rigid Bronchoscopic Management of Tracheobronchial Rhinosporidiosis Report of 5 Cases and Systematic Review of Literature.
Srinivasan A, Vallandaramam P, Sivaramakrishnan M
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2024 Jan 1;31(1):98-104. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000927. PMID: 37280739
Rhinosporidiosis in the Americas: A Systematic Review of Native Cases.
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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