title: Ocular rhinosporidiosis in Tamil Nadu, India.
abstract: A high incidence of ocular rhinosporidiosis in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India is reported. Among the four taluks (sub-division for administration), highest occurrence was found in Agastheeswaram taluk (51.2%) followed by Kalkulam (24.4%), Thovalai (22%) and Vilavancode (2.4%). The disease occurred among both sexes equally and preponderance of a particular sex was not observed. The young adolescents were found to be more susceptible. The disease was found in all socio-economic strata and among all communities and persons belonging to different religious groups. Most of the patients gave a history of bathing in muddy stagnant pools of water.
authors.affiliation: Madras Veterinary College, India.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sandhanam
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ratnasamy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thanappan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajaswar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class