title: Rhinosporidiosis of parotid duct: a rare case report.
abstract: Although rhinsporidiosis caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi is known to mankind since hundred years, many aspects of this enigmatic disease have remained mysterious till date. Parotid duct as a site of involvement has rarely been reported. Our case interestingly presented with a cystic mass of left parotid duct accompanied by an ulcer and mucopurulent discharge was finally confirmed to be a case of rhinosporidiosis by histopathological examination.
authors: Department of Pathology, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur. swasit@hotmail.com
authors: Sitaram
authors: S
authors: Mahapatra
authors: Sumita
authors: S
authors: Tripathy
authors: Gayatri
authors: G
authors: Rath
authors: Geetashree
authors: G
authors: Misra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D033761:Spores, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification