title: Rhinosporidiosis presenting as a facial swelling: a case report.
abstract: Rhinosporidiosis caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi is a fungal infection, which affects chiefly the mucus membranes of the nose, oropharynx, and nasopharynx, as well as the larynx, skin, eyes, and genital mucosa. Soil and water act as a reservoir for the organism. Here, we present a case of Rhinosporidiosis, which clinically manifested as a facial swelling indicating that fungal infections should also be considered as one of the differential diagnoses whenever facial swellings are encountered.
authors: Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Annasamy
authors: A
authors: Rameshkumar
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Dental Surgery, KAPV Government Medical College & Hospitals, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: U Punitha
authors: UP
authors: Gnanaselvi
authors: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Thayalan
authors: T
authors: Dineshkumar
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: P H
authors: PH
authors: Raghuram
authors: Post-graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Bharanidharan
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Rajkumar
keywords: Endospores; rhinosporidiosis; sporangia