Description of a case of rhinosporidiosis in Spain.
Rhinosporidiosis is reviewed, and the first autochthonous case in Spain is presented (site: in the nasal cavity of a 19-year-old male from a rural background). Diagnosis was established morphologically after eliminating the possibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans, Coccidioides immitis, and Chrysosporium crescens. Clinico-pathological features are described. Preparations were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, PAS, and methenamine silver, and studied for fluorescence. Certain aspects of the epidemiology and diagnosis are commented upon.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013030:Spain