Vadakkan, Jarvis Raju and Ganeshbala, A. and Jalagandesh, B. (2014) A CLINICAL STUDY OF RHINOSPORIDIOSIS IN RURAL COASTAL POPULATION: OUR EXPERIENCE. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTION OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES-JEMDS, 3.0 (51). pp. 11938-11942. ISSN 2278-4748
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INTRODUCTION: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic infective disorder that is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It usually presents with a soft polypoidal pedunculated or sessile mass arising from the nasal cavity. Nasal cavity and nasopharynx are the more common sites, followed by conjunctiva, maxillary sinuses and larynx. AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the age-sex distribution of rhinosporidiosis and evaluation of blood group that is commonly seen with rhinosporidiosis in a large group of study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional study of 100 patients was conducted in the outpatient department of ENT, Vinayaka mission medical college, Karaikal for a period of 2 years from August 2012-August 2014. During the study period, all cases that were diagnosed as rhinosporidiosis by histopathology were included in the study group. RESULT: Majority of patients in our study were young adults with a male preponderance. It showed an association with O blood group type. The common sites involved were the nasal cavity and nasopharynx followed by conjunctiva and larynx. CONCLUSION: Rhinosporidiosis is a disease with high degree of recurrence which requires careful assessment with panendoscopy, early detection and treatment. Careful follow up is very essential.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Rhinosporidiosis, Rhinosporidium seeberi, Dapsone |
| Subjects: | Medicine > Medicine, General & Internal |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal > Otolaryngologist |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email techsupport@mosys.org |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2026 06:36 |
| URI: | https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/5748 |
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