rhinosporidiosis

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rhinosporidiosis - fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimmingfungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungusrhinopathy - any disease or malformation of the nose

Rhinosporidiosis

a serious chronic mycosis in animals and man characterized by the formation of polypous growths on the mucosa of the nose, eyes, ears, larynx, and other organs. Rhinosporidiosis was first described in animals in 1892 in Argentina. The causative agent is the fungus Rhinosporidium seeberi.

Many researchers believe that rhinosporidiosis is a disease that affects fish, and that man and mammals are accidental hosts of the parasite. The fungus invades the organism with dust or water. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and the results of laboratory tests. Treatment includes cauterization and the excision of the polyps. No specific preventive measures have been developed.

rhinosporidiosis

[ri″no-spor-id″e-o´sis] a chronic, localized granulomatous fungal infection of the mucocutaneous tissues, especially that of the nose, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, usually found in India and Sri Lanka but also seen in many temperate and tropical regions worldwide, characterized by the development of polyps, tumors, papillomas, or wartlike lesions.

rhi·no·spo·rid·i·o·sis

(rī'nō-spō-rid-ē-ō'sis), Invasion of the nasal cavity or, occasionally, the conjunctiva or other superficial structures by Rhinosporidium seeberi, resulting in a chronic granulomatous disease producing bleeding polyps or other forms of hyperplasia on mucous membranes; it is found principally in India and Sri Lanka.

rhinosporidiosis

A fungus disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi that causes fungal polyps in the nose and swellings in the surrounding tissues. These can be removed surgically. The condition occurs in India, East Africa and South America.

rhinosporidiosis

Related to rhinosporidiosis: Rhinosporidium seeberi

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noun fungal infection of the nose

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fungal infection
mycosis
rhinopathy

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