title: Cytodiagnosis of rhinosporidiosis.
abstract: Two clinically suspected cases of nasal rhinosporidiosis were studied cytologically using a wipe out technique. The smears showed the typical spores of the fungus and the cytological diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis was confirmed by excisional biopsy. The smear is recommended as a routine preliminary screening technique in the diagnosis of suspected cases of rhinosporidiosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kherdekar
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mahore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification