Rhinosporidiosis in Delhi, North India: Case series from a non-endemic area and mini-review

Mycopathologia

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Capoor, Malini R ^a   Khanna, Geetika ^b   Rajni, ^b   Batra, Kadambari ^b   Nair, Deepthi ^b   Venkatchalam, V P ^b   Aggarwal, Pushpa ^b  

^a Vardhman Mahaveer Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital ^*  (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Non endemic area; North India; Rhinosporidiosis; Sino nasopharyngeal

Indexed keywords

RHINOSPORIDIUM;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; REVIEW; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS; RHINOSPORIDIUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS; RHINOSPORIDIUM; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249218040     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9200-1     Document Type: Article

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