title: Ocular rhinosporidiosis: a case report from Delhi.
abstract: Rhinosporidiosis caused by Rhinosporidium seeberii, a protistal microorganism, is endemic in several parts of India. Infection involves mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses and usually manifests as vascular friable polyps. A few cases of rhinosporidoisis have been reported from Delhi, in patients who were migrants from other states. The present case constitutes the first report of rhinosporidiosis in a Delhi resident; the lesion occurred as polypoidal mass of the palpebral conjunctiva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Hospital (DDUH), Delhi, India. neesu1234@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Harish C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gugnani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013194:Staining and Labeling