Rhinosporidiosis of lacrimal sac: An interesting case of orbital swelling

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic localized granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite belonging to a clade, Mesomycetozoea. Infestation of Rhinosporidiosis to the eye and adnexa is termed oculosporidiosis, in such cases, conjunctival mucosa is mostly involved;...

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Published in:	Journal of natural science, biology and medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 98 - 101
Main Authors:	Basu, Sandip, Bain, Jayanta, Maity, Kuntal, Chattopadhyay, Debarati, Baitalik, Debasis, Majumdar, Bijay, Gupta, Vivek, Kumar, Ashwini, Dalal, Bibhas, Malik, Anu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01-01-2016 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects:	Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Conflicts of interest Consent Diagnosis Eye diseases Mycoses Sinuses Tomography Dapsone lacrimal sac oculosporidiosis
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Summary:	Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic localized granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite belonging to a clade, Mesomycetozoea. Infestation of Rhinosporidiosis to the eye and adnexa is termed oculosporidiosis, in such cases, conjunctival mucosa is mostly involved; however in our case, it involved only the lacrimal sac and deeper periorbital tissue and presented as a case of orbital swelling. Surgical excision of the lesion was done, postoperatively dapsone therapy was given for 6 months, and the patient responded very well with no recurrence till date.
ISSN:	0976-9668 2229-7707
DOI:	10.4103/0976-9668.175102