title: Cutaneous rhinosporidiosis.
abstract: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of the mucocutaneous tissue, which clinically presents as polypoidal growths. Cutaneous lesions are infrequent and are generally associated with mucosal lesions. We present a case of cutaneous rhinosporidiosis in association with recurrent nasopharyngeal rhinosporidiosis in a 65-year-old male patient. He presented with dysphagia for solid foods and skin growth on the left side of jaw of 2 years duration. Histopathology of cutaneous and nasopharyngeal lesions revealed numerous thick walled sporangia in a vascular connective tissue along with a granulomatous inflammation confirming the diagnosis of cutaneous and nasopharyngeal rhinosporidiosis. Endoscopic removal of nasopharyngeal polyp was done and he was started on dapsone therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and VD, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakate, Mangalore, India. manjunath576117@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Manjunath M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Girisha
authors.forename: Sathish K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*