Rhinosporidiosis presenting as recurrent nasal polyps

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 282-285

  Khoo, Joon Joon ^a   Kumar, K S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Immigrant worker; Recurrent nasal polyps; Rhinosporidiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMYCETALES; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; MALE; MUCOSA; MYCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE; NOSE POLYP; RHINOSPORIDIUM; SPORANGIUM; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL POLYPS; RECURRENCE; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS;

EID: 0141670686     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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