Ear Nose Throat J. 2016 Mar;95(3):101..
FIRST PARAGRAPH: Rhinosporidium seeberi is the etiologic agent of a chronic, and usually painless, localized granulomatous infection of the mucous membranes of the sinonasal tract, conjunctiva, and urethra. Endemic in India and Sri Lanka, the disease is becoming more significant as a result of migration. R seeberi has not been definitively cultured but is thought to be a blue-green algae, with the infectious agent being a thick-walled sporangium containing endospores. It is passed to humans from animals (cats, free-grazing horses) or possibly fomites, identified in water or soil contaminated by waste.
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