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Ocular rhinosporidiosis in Tamil Nadu, India

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A high incidence of ocular rhinosporidiosis in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India is reported. Among the four taluks (sub-division for administration), highest occurrence was found in Agastheeswaram taluk (51.2%) followed by Kalkulam (24.4%), Thovalai (22%) and Vilavancode (2.4%). The disease occurred among both sexes equally and preponderance of a particular sex was not observed. The young adolescents were found to be more susceptible. The disease was found in all socio-economic strata and among all communities and persons belonging to different religious groups. Most of the patients gave a history of bathing in muddy stagnant pools of water.

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  1. J. S. Moses (Emeritus Professor)

    Present address: Madras Veterinary College, 600 07, Madras

  2. C. Balachandran (Then Assistant Professor of the Scheme)

    Present address: Ophthalmologists, Govt. Headquarter's Hospital, 629 001, Nagercoil

  3. Dinakar Moses (E.N.T. specialist)

    Present address: Veterinary Doctors, 629 001, Nagercoil

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  1. Madras Veterinary College, 600 07, Madras

    C. Balachandran (Then Assistant Professor of the Scheme), S. Sandhanam, N. Ratnasamy, S. Thanappan, Johnson Rajaswar & Dinakar Moses (E.N.T. specialist)

  2. Ophthalmologists, Govt. Headquarter's Hospital, 629 001, Nagercoil

    J. S. Moses (Emeritus Professor), S. Sandhanam, N. Ratnasamy, S. Thanappan, Johnson Rajaswar & Dinakar Moses (E.N.T. specialist)

  3. Veterinary Doctors, 629 001, Nagercoil

    J. S. Moses (Emeritus Professor), C. Balachandran (Then Assistant Professor of the Scheme), S. Sandhanam, N. Ratnasamy, S. Thanappan & Johnson Rajaswar

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Moses, J.S., Balachandran, C., Sandhanam, S. et al. Ocular rhinosporidiosis in Tamil Nadu, India. Mycopathologia 111, 5–8 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277293

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