Rhinosporidiosis: ultrastructural study of an infection in South Carolina.
We have morphologically described and ultrastructurally analyzed Rhinosporidium seeberi, the causative agent of rhinosporidiosis, obtained from a nasal polyp of a man who had never traveled to India or Ceylon. The morphology, endosporulation phases, and cell wall were similar to those in previously described infections. A common etiology is suggested and potential therapy is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013022:South Carolina