| Autor: |
Moses, J., Balachandran, C., Sandhanam, S., Ratnasamy, N., Thanappan, S., Rajaswar, Johnson, Moses, Dinakar |
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Mycopathologia; Jul1990, Vol. 111 Issue 1, p5-8, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
A high incidence of ocular rhinosporidiosis in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India is reported. Among the four taluks (sub-division for administration), highest occurrence was found in Agastheeswaram taluk (51.2%) followed by Kalkulam (24.4%), Thovalai (22%) and Vilavancode (2.4%). The disease occurred among both sexes equally and preponderance of a particular sex was not observed. The young adolescents were found to be more susceptible. The disease was found in all socio-economic strata and among all communities and persons belonging to different religious groups. Most of the patients gave a history of bathing in muddy stagnant pools of water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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