title: Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis presenting as a cystic mass-an unusual presentation.
abstract: Rhinosporidiosis is endemic in India and Sri Lanka and parts of East Africa and South America. Cases of ocular rhinosporidiosis have also been reported from Nepal. Ocular rhinosporidiosis usually involves the conjunctiva and the lacrimal sac. It usually presents as a polypoidal mass. Cystic mode of presentation has not yet been reported in the literature. We herein report an unusual mode of presentation of ocular rhinosporidiosis presenting as a huge conjunctival cystic mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. drpunamlavaju@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavaju
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upadhaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents