Moses J S, Balachandran C, Sandhanam S, Ratnasamy N, Thanappan S, Rajaswar J, Moses D
Madras Veterinary College, India.
Mycopathologia. 1990 Jul;111(1):5-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02277293.
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.
