Disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis in a HIV sero--positive patient.
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic disease, classically involving the nose and nasopharynx, clinically presenting as polypii. However,disseminated rhinosporidiosis, involving various other sites including lips, conjunctiva, uvula, vagina, larynx. trachea. scalp and skin is also known to occur. A case of rhinosporidiosis, with nasal, oropharyngeal and multiple cutaneous lesions, in a patient who is sero--positive for HIV is reported.
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Department of Dermatology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608002. TN, India.
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