Ocular rhinosporidiosis.
Rhinosporidium seeberi, the causative organism causing rhinosporidiosis, also affects extranasal sites. A 1 5-year-old male presented with a conjunctival fleshy swelling near the inner canthus of the left eye. His visual acuity was within normal range. Conjunctival papilloma was the provisional diagnosis for which he was operated on. Histopathology proved to be a case of ocular rhinosporidiosis. Six months follow-up of the case showed no recurrence.
Ghosh
Asim Kumar
AK
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700073.
De Sarkar
Ajoy
A
Bhaduri
Gauta
G
Datta
Abhijit
A
Das
Angshuman
A
Bandyopadhyay
Arijit
A
D000293:Adolescent; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000254:growth & development; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development; D016896:Treatment Outcome