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. 2011 Apr;42(2):459-61.
doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000200007. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Nasal rhinosporiodiosis from uttar pradesh (India). a non-endemic zone: first case report

Shalini Malhotra  1 , Om Prakash Bobade, Ankit Chauhan, Nripen Vishnoi, Charoo Hans
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Nasal rhinosporiodiosis from uttar pradesh (India). a non-endemic zone: first case report

Shalini Malhotra et al. Braz J Microbiol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Rhinosporiodiosis is a cosmopolitan disease of man and animals, endemic in India and Sri Lanka with main focus of infection in Southern Tamil Nadu. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is not known to be an endemic zone for this disease .We present here the first case of nasal Rhinosporiodiosis from this non-endemic zone.

Keywords: Rhinosporiodiosis; Uttar Pradesh; polypoidal.

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Figure 1
CT scan PNS -showing soft tissue mass along the right inferior turbinate
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Figure 2
KOH mount of nasal mass under100x showing numerous sporangia containing endospores.
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