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Expert opinion on the identification, risk assessment, and mitigation of microorganisms and parasites relevant to xenotransplantation products from pigs

Xenotransplantation, Volume 30, Issue 5, September/October 2023., 2023
Abstract Xenotransplantation has the potential to address shortages of organs available for clinical transplantation, but concerns exist regarding potential risks posed by porcine microorganisms and parasites (MP) to the health of human recipients. In this study, a risk‐based framework was developed, and expert opinion was elicited to evaluate porcine ...
Huybert Groenendaal, Solenne Costard, Reid Ballard, Stephen Bienhoff, Diana C. Challen, Brandon J. Dominguez, Douglas R. Kern, Dan Miller, Jeske Noordergraaf, Larisa Rudenko, Henk‐Jan Schuurman, Tom Spizzo, Matthew Sturos, Bill Zollers, Jay A. Fishman   +14 more
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Oculosporidiosis in a tertiary care hospital of western Orissa, India: A case series

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007
The authors present a case series of 54 subjects of Rhinosporidium . They were reported in two years at a tertiary care hospital of Western Orissa. The clinically diagnosed cases by ophthalmologists were confirmed by histopathological samples following ...
Chowdhury Ravindra, Behera Sharmistha, Bhuyan Debendranath, Das Gunasagar   +3 more
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A global review of problematic and pathogenic parasites of farmed tilapia

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 15, Issue S1, Page 92-153, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Over the past 80 years, tilapia have been translocated globally for aquaculture; active production is recorded in >124 countries. Of 7 million tonnes of tilapia produced in aquaculture, 79% is from 79 countries outside the natural range of tilapia.
Andrew P. Shinn, Annemarie Avenant‐Oldewage, Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso, Armando J. Cruz‐Laufer, Adriana García‐Vásquez, Jesús S. Hernández‐Orts, Roman Kuchta, Matt Longshaw, Matthijs Metselaar, Antoine Pariselle, Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León, Pravata Kumar Pradhan, Miguel Rubio‐Godoy, Neeraj Sood, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Marty R. Deveney   +15 more
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Infection of the Carpathian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911) with a dermocystid parasite in the Tisza River Basin, Hungary

Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 43, Issue 12, Page 1571-1577, December 2020., 2020
Abstract The Carpathian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911) is an endemic protected species of Cephalaspidomorphi in the Carpathian Basin. No parasites have become known from these jawless vertebrates to date. Here, the authors describe an infection from a single specimen manifesting in protuberant skin cysts 7–10 mm in diameter ...
Boglárka Sellyei, Gábor Cech, Ádám Varga, Kálmán Molnár, Csaba Székely, Dóra Somogyi, Krisztián Nyeste, László Antal   +7 more
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Tracheobronchial rhinosporidiosis: an uncommon life‐threatening benign cause of airway obstruction

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue 7, October 2020., 2020
Tracheobronchial rhinosporidiosis is a rare benign cause of endobronchial obstruction and poses challenge for diagnosis and management. We report a 30‐year‐old man who developed acute hypoxaemia by a rapidly growing rhinosporidial mass causing central airway obstruction. Emergency bronchoscopic intervention saved his life.
Nirmal Kanti Sarkar, Md. Mofizur Rahman Mia, Md. Rejaul Hasan   +2 more
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Coccidioidomycosis of the Vocal Cords Presenting in Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Coccidioidomycosis is a predominantly pulmonary disease caused by species of Coccidioides, a fungus endemic to the American Southwest. Most cases involve exclusively pulmonary manifestations while less than one percent present with disseminated infection, usually with meningeal or skin involvement. In this case, a patient with a history of odynophagia,
Curtis Converse, Atish Dey, Samuel Decker, Sarkis Arabian, Michael Neeki, Mehmet Doganay   +5 more
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Hemolacria – An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis

Journal of Integrative Medicine and Research, 2023
Rhinosporidiosis, a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, is endemic in Odisha. An 18-year-old male patient presented to us with recurrent episodes of epistaxis and bloody tears from his right eye.
Subhasish Panda, Basanta Manjari Swain, Goutami Das Nayak, Pradipt Ranjan Sahoo, Ruchi Mittal, Devesh Bobde   +5 more
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Unusual Presentations of Disseminated Cutaneous Rhinosporidiosis Masquerading as Tumour-Like Lesions of Skin: A Clinicopathological Study [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infective disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi which primarily affects the mucosa of the nasal cavity. Cutaneous lesions are infrequent. However, disseminated cutaneous lesions with varied
Sunanda Nayak, Swetalina Pandey
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Case Report: Rhinosporidiosis Literature Review. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020
Rhinosporidiosis is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, a pathogen currently considered a fungus-like parasite of the eukaryotic group Mesomycetozoea. It is usually a benign condition, with slow growth of polypoid lesions, with involvement of the nose ...
Arias AF, Romero SD, Garcés CG.
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A rare presentation of rhinosporidiosis on buccal mucosa − a case report

Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, 2022
Introduction: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic mucocutaneous infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, which mainly affects the mucus membranes of the nose, oropharynx, skin, eyes, and genital mucosa.
Santosh B.S., Harish Kumar A., Singh Rajdeep, Jose Jerin, Shivamrthy D.M., Daniel Diana   +5 more
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