[A new case of rhinosporidiosis in Chile].
BACKGROUND
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, granulomatous, and non-contagious infection, in which highly vascularized polyps (mainly present in the nasal cavity) appear. These polyps usually bleed easily.


OBJECTIVE
To present the case of a 14 year-old male suffering from an obstruction and injury of the right nostril due to a polypoid shaped-lesion with a raspberry-like appearance.


METHODS
A wide surgery resection of the base of the lesion was performed, as well as a standard histopathology procedure, including microscopic analysis with haematoxylin-eosin and Grocott staining.


CONCLUSIONS
The histopathology report indicated that the chronic inflammatory polyp was compatible with rhinosporidiosis.
Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Talca, Chile. pbrevis@utalca.cl
Pedro
P
Brevis
Erik
E
Morales
Juan C
JC
Bravo
Valeria
V
Monasterio
Belarmino
B
Mánques
Luis
L
Zaror
Paulina
P
Abaca
Lorena
L
Toloza
D000293:Adolescent; D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery