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Osseous involvement in rhinosporidiosis
Author(s) -
Atin Kumar Kundu,
Satyendra Phuljhele,
Mantu Jain,
Roshni Srivastava
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.118212
Subject(s) - rhinosporidiosis , medicine , mucocutaneous zone , nose , chronic granulomatous disease , amputation , pathology , granulomatous disease , dermatology , disease , surgery , immunology
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It usually affects the mucocutaneous tissue of the nose. Bone involvement is rare. We report a case of Rhinosporidiosis of the nasopharynx which later involved the right little finger where ray amputation was performed.

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