title: Orbital rhinosporidiosis.
abstract: Rhinospordiosis, a chronic granulomatous disease of the mucocutaneous tissue, is endemic in India and other parts of South East Asia. It commonly affects the upper respiratory tract, but involvement of other sites has also been reported. A 27-year-old male patient reported with features simulating severe obital cellulitis underwent emergency managemt for his systemic problems. Subsequent CT scan and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of rhinoporidiois. Definitive surgical treatment was done to remove the suspected papillomatous mass which led to marked improvement of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Soumen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: Subhalakshmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Asim Jiban
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Soumen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity