Open AccessInfestation of the lacrimal sac by Rhinosporidium seeberi: A clinicopathological case report
Author(s) -
Bipasha Mukherjee,
Ashwin Mohan,
Vaiyapuri P. Sumathi,
Jyotirmay Biswas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.121084
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy
Rhinosporidium seeberi , till recently known as a fungus, has been reclassified as a protistan parasite. It infects humans and many animal species. The authors describe a rare case of oculosporidiosis with involvement of the lacrimal sac exhibiting features of idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease in a young male patient. Clinical features, pathophysiology, and management of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis have been discussed.