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Culture of Rhinosporidium seeberi: Preliminary report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. Krishnamoorthy ,
V. P. Sreedharan ,
P. Koshy ,
S. Kumar  and
C. K. Anilakumari
S. Krishnamoorthy*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum
V. P. Sreedharan
Affiliation:
Regional Research Laboratory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Trivandrum
P. Koshy
Affiliation:
Regional Research Laboratory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Trivandrum
S. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum
C. K. Anilakumari
Affiliation:
Regional Research Laboratory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Trivandrum
*
Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy, Department of E.N.T., Medical Colleger, Trivandrum
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Abstract

Every year 400 to 450 cases of Rhinosporidium are reported from Trivandrum Medical College. Twenty five swabs were collected from patients suffering from Rhinosporidiosis and cultured in standard media. Positive results were obtained in 23 cases. The conidia produced from the colony were compared with the structures obtained from the patient material. Light microscopy using histopathological techniques were used. The consistant appearance of the organism in patient material, the repeatability of growth in subcultures and the negative growth in controls indicated that the organism grown in cultures is the causative agent of the disease. The effect of parameters like pH, temperatures, etc, were also studied.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 178 - 180
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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