Case Report of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis in South Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mayet, Huzaifah ; Reddy, Denasha L. ; Alvarez, Tika Bello ; Atiya, Yahya ; Govender, Nelesh P. ; Birkhead, Monica ; Maphanga, Tsidiso ; Pather, Sugeshnee
• Description:
  We describe a classic case of nasal rhinosporidiosis in a woman who resided in Johannesburg, South Africa, but originated from a rural area in Eastern Cape Province. We confirmed histologic diagnosis using PCR testing and compared details with those from records on 17 other cases from South Africa.
• Subjects:
  Female Humans Nose Rhinosporidiosis
• Keywords:
  Aquatic Protistan Parasites Biotechnology Books And Media Eukaryotic Pathogens Fungi Histology Mitochondrial RNA Nasal Polyps PCR Rhinosporidiosis Rhinosporidium Scanning Electron Microscopy South Africa Vaccines

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):766-769
• Pubmed ID:
  38526207
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10977841
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1fe5a7b15420c45ed355b984c9f196c691b15db83a145945f32c7a73ae7b961d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152978/cdc_152978_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.75 MB ]