Disseminated rhinosporidiosis - an unusual presentation with pulmonary involvement

Background and Aim Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that commonly affects the nasal and nasopharyngeal mucosa. It rarely presents as disseminated disease. Case Report We describe a rare case of a patient who had undergone treatment for recurrent nasal rhinosporidiosis and who pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of dermatology 2006-03, Vol.45 (3), p.297-298
Hauptverfasser:	Rajakannu, Muthukumarassamy, Sri Vengadesh, G., Pai, Dinker, Jagdish, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Dapsone - therapeutic use Follow-Up Studies Foot Ulcer - microbiology Foot Ulcer - therapy Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Lung Diseases - microbiology Lung Diseases - therapy Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycoses Nose Diseases - microbiology Nose Diseases - therapy Recurrence Rhinosporidiosis Rhinosporidiosis - diagnosis Rhinosporidiosis - therapy Skin Diseases - microbiology Skin Diseases - therapy Treatment Outcome Tropical mycoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Background and Aim Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that commonly affects the nasal and nasopharyngeal mucosa. It rarely presents as disseminated disease. Case Report We describe a rare case of a patient who had undergone treatment for recurrent nasal rhinosporidiosis and who presented with multiple subcutaneous swellings and pulmonary lesions.
ISSN:	0011-9059 1365-4632
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02658.x