An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review
Rhinosporidiosis is a rare granulomatous disease affecting the nasal mucosa, nasopharynx, skin and eyes due to Rhinosporidium seeberi. Lacrimal Sac involvement is very rare. Hence, we report an unusal presentation of rhinosporidiosis in lacrimal sac area in an adult male patient who presented with p...
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| author | Raja Ayyakutti Muni Harikrishnan Marappan Najma Asim |
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| description | Rhinosporidiosis is a rare granulomatous disease affecting the nasal mucosa, nasopharynx, skin and eyes due to Rhinosporidium seeberi. Lacrimal Sac involvement is very rare. Hence, we report an unusal presentation of rhinosporidiosis in lacrimal sac area in an adult male patient who presented with painless boggy swelling in lacrimal sac area with positive history of bath in pond and diagnosis was confirmed with histopathological examination. To prevent the recurrence, the patient was treated with 5% Povidone Iodine intra operatively and use of oral Dapsone (100 mg/day) for three months post-operatively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d82ce555d29b4247a5859dbfb0cded7e2025-02-11T14:06:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-01-0114149149310.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1271_24An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature reviewRaja Ayyakutti MuniHarikrishnan MarappanNajma AsimRhinosporidiosis is a rare granulomatous disease affecting the nasal mucosa, nasopharynx, skin and eyes due to Rhinosporidium seeberi. Lacrimal Sac involvement is very rare. Hence, we report an unusal presentation of rhinosporidiosis in lacrimal sac area in an adult male patient who presented with painless boggy swelling in lacrimal sac area with positive history of bath in pond and diagnosis was confirmed with histopathological examination. To prevent the recurrence, the patient was treated with 5% Povidone Iodine intra operatively and use of oral Dapsone (100 mg/day) for three months post-operatively.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1271_24dapsonelacrimal sacrhinosporidiosisrhinosporidium seeberi |
| spellingShingle | Raja Ayyakutti Muni Harikrishnan Marappan Najma Asim An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care dapsone lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis rhinosporidium seeberi |
| title | An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review |
| title_full | An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review |
| title_fullStr | An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review |
| title_short | An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac a case report and a literature review |
| topic | dapsone lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis rhinosporidium seeberi |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1271_24 |
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