Ocular rhinosporidiosis: a case report from Delhi

Authors

  • Neelam Sood Department of Pathology, Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Hospital (DDUH), Delhi, India
  • M C Agarwal Department of Ophthalmology, Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Hospital (DDUH), Delhi, India
  • Harish C Gugnani Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Kitts (WI), and Visiting Consultant in Medical Mycology, DDUH, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2397

Keywords:

ocular rhinosporidiosis, polypoidal granuloma, palpebral conjunctiva, Delhi

Abstract

Rhinosporidiosis caused by Rhinosporidium seeberii, a protistal microorganism, is endemic in several parts of India. Infection involves mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses and usually manifests as vascular friable polyps. A few cases of rhinosporidoisis have been reported from Delhi, in patients who were migrants from other states. The present case constitutes the first report of rhinosporidiosis in a Delhi resident; the lesion occurred as polypoidal mass of the palpebral conjunctiva.

Author Biographies

Neelam Sood, Department of Pathology, Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Hospital (DDUH), Delhi, India

Consultant

Department of Ophthalmology

M C Agarwal, Department of Ophthalmology, Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Hospital (DDUH), Delhi, India

Consultant

Department of Pathology

Harish C Gugnani, Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Kitts (WI), and Visiting Consultant in Medical Mycology, DDUH, Delhi, India

Professor

Departments of Microbiology and Community Mediciine

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Published

2012-11-26

How to Cite

1.
Sood N, Agarwal MC, Gugnani HC (2012) Ocular rhinosporidiosis: a case report from Delhi. J Infect Dev Ctries 6:825–827. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2397

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Case Reports