1F56

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Rhinosporidiosis

Description

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, usually painless localised infection of the mucous membranes. Formerly believed to be a fungus, the causative agent, Rhinosporidium seeberi, has also never been cultured. With 18S rDNA sequencing, this organism has been shown to be a protistan parasite. Rhinosporidiosis occurs worldwide, and the greatest numbers of cases are found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Index terms

  • Rhinosporidiosis
  • Rhinosporosis

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2092703582 – Protozoal intestinal infections
  • NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

  • 1F50 – Acanthamoebiasis
  • 1F51 – African trypanosomiasis
  • 1F52 – Babesiosis
  • 1F53 – Chagas disease
  • 1F54 – Leishmaniasis
  • 1F55 – Naegleriasis
  • 1F57 – Toxoplasmosis
  • 1F58 – Microsporidiosis
  • 1F5Z – Unspecified protozoal disease

Foundation entity

Rhinosporidiosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1150206155

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases