Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis: a case report from a Congolese patient.
OBJECTIVE
This report describes a case of conjunctival rhinosporidiosis.


METHODS
A 10-year old Congolese boy (from DR Congo), presented in May 2003 with a history of a growing mass of the conjunctiva protruding through the palpebral aperture. Examination showed conjunctival polypoid mass with muco-purulent discharge from the affected eye. After surgical excision of the lesion, the microscopic diagnosis was rhinosporidiosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Rhinosporidiosis is a condition which both clinicians and pathologists should keep in mind when managing patients living in or coming from endemic countries with conjunctival masses.
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Kaimbo Wa D
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo. dieudonne_kaimbo@yahoo.com
Parys-Van Ginderdeuren
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D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*