Orbital rhinosporidiosis.
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.
Chakraborty
Soumen
S
Department of Ophthalmology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
Chakrabarti
Asim
A
Mukhopadhyay
Subhalakshmi
S
Mukhopadhyay
Subrata
S
Basu
Asim Jiban
AJ
Mondal
Soumen
S
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