Rhinoentomophthoromycosis: a report of three cases.
Three cases of rhinoentomophthoromycosis involving the nasal region are presented diagnosis in the first two cases was made on surgical biopsy and in the third case by fine needle aspiration biopsy. A granulomatous inflammatory reaction was seen in tissue around hollow broad hyphae of the fungus. The hyphal strands were surrounded by eosinophilic deposits Splendore--Hoeppli phenomenon.
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Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004773:Entomophthora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology