Open AccessRhinosporidiosis presenting as an oropharyngeal mass: A clinical predicament?
Author(s) -
Rachna Rath,
Shadab Ali Baig,
Tribikram Debata
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.149207
Subject(s) - rhinosporidiosis , histopathology , differential diagnosis , medicine , dermatology , pathology , chronic granulomatous disease , granulomatous disease , disease , immunology
Rhinosporidiosis, is a chronic granulomatous disease presenting as a polypoidal mass in the nasal cavity and nasopharynx caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi and is endemic in India and Sri Lanka. Diagnosis is mainly by clinical observations and is confirmed by histopathology. We report a case of atypical rhinosporidiosis that presented as an oropharyngeal mass and mimicked chronic tonsillitis. Hence possibility of this atypical rhinosporidiosis should be included in the clinical differential diagnosis of any posterior oral or oropharyngeal mass, particularly when managing patients from rural endemic areas.