Rhinosporidiosis:With a Record of 255 Cases

Abstract

Rhinosporidiosis is due to an infection by the fungus Rhinosporidium seeberi, which affects predominantly the mucous membrane of the nose and nasopharynx but occasionally affects a wide variety of other sites, e.g. lips, palate, uvula, maxillary antrum, conjunctiva, lachrymal sac, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchus, ear, scalp, skin, penis, vulva and vagina.