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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 25(04): e504-e508
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718526
Original Research

Retroanalytical Study of Epidemiological Factors of Rhinosporidiosis

Autoren

  • Sairah Mathew

    1   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Ripu Daman Arora 

    2   Department of ENT & HNS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Neel Prabha

    3   Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Payal Kamble

    2   Department of ENT & HNS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Satish Suresh Satpute

    2   Department of ENT & HNS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Nitin M. Nagarkar

    2   Department of ENT & HNS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Abstract

Introduction Rhinosporidiosis is a granulomatous disease of humans and animals that is caused by Rhinosporidium Seeberi. This disease is endemic in certain states of India, like Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Orissa, and eastern Madhya Pradesh. We conducted a retrospective, record-based study in the department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery of a tertiary case institute in Chhattisgarh.

Objective To study the epidemiology of rhinosporidiosis, especially host risk factors.

Methods We conducted a retrospective, record-based study in the department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery of a tertiary case institute in Chhattisgarh, India. A total of 55 histologically proven rhinosporidiosis patients who were surgically treated in the department over a period of 2 years from November 2014 to November 2016 were included.

Results This study involved 55 histologically proven rhinosporidiosis cases. There were 87% males and 12% females. Most of the cases belonged to lower socioeconomic status (92.73%). All the cases had history of pond bathing. Of 55 cases, 27 cases (49.09%) had O+ blood group followed by A+ in 10 (18.18%), B+ in 9 (16.36) and AB+ in 9 (16.36%).

Conclusion The results of the study showed that the disease was associated with the male gender, young and middle age, low socioeconomic status, rural background, pond bathing and O+ blood group.

Keywords

rhinosporidiosis - epidemiology - host factors


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Eingereicht: 22. Mai 2020

Angenommen: 05. August 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. November 2020

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