Diseases

Rhinosporidiosis

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.

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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.

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  • Rhinosporidium seeberi Infection
  • Infection, Rhinosporidium seeberi
  • Rhinosporidioses
  • Rhinosporidium seeberi Infections

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rhinosporidiosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012227
  2. Rhinosporidiosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinosporidiosis
  3. Rhinosporidiosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4845643