Rhinosporidiosis presenting as an urethral polyp.
Rhinosporidiosis is an inflammatory disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, a protoctistan mesomycetozoa, member of a group of novel aquatic parasites, characterized by hyperplastic polypoid lesions of the nasal cavity and rarely other mucous membranes. We report an unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis as an urethral polyp, which is only the second case of rhinosporidiosis reported from Pakistan.
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. saharimran89@yahoo.com
Najamul Sahar
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Azad
Zubairali
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Ahmad
Naila
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Kayani
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods; D019459:Urothelium / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology