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Rhinosporidiosis is due to an infection by the fungus Rhinosporidium seeberi, which affects predominantly the mucous membrane of the nose and nasopharynx but occasionallythe lips, palate, uvula, maxillary antrum, conjunctiva, lacrimal sac, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchus, ear, scalp, skin, penis, vulva and vagina. The infection is usually limited to the surface epithelium but sometimes it becomes widely disseminated and the infection may then be found in any part of the body. The infection is chronic and is characterised by formation of papillomatous and polypoidal lesions (Satyanarayana, 1966).
The case reported is one of chronic Rhinosporidiosis being followed up for the last 8 years, having multiple cutaneous, mucocutaneous and mucous membrane lesions.
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Chatterjee, P.K., Khatua, C.R., Chatterjee, S.N. et al. Multiple rhinosporidiosis. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 196–197 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991991
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