Open AccessRhinosporidiosis of lacrimal sac: An interesting case of orbital swelling
Author(s) -
Sandip Basu,
Jayanta Bain,
Kuntal Maity,
Debarati Chattopadhyay,
Debasis Baitalik,
Bishakha Majumdar,
V. Gupta,
Ashwini Kumar,
Bibhas Saha Dalal,
Arun Malik
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0976-9668.175102
Subject(s) - rhinosporidiosis , lacrimal sac , dapsone , lacrimal apparatus , lesion , orbit (dynamics) , medicine , granulomatous disease , pathology , anatomy , dermatology , disease , engineering , aerospace engineering
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic localized granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite belonging to a clade, Mesomycetozoea. Infestation of Rhinosporidiosis to the eye and adnexa is termed oculosporidiosis, in such cases, conjunctival mucosa is mostly involved; however in our case, it involved only the lacrimal sac and deeper periorbital tissue and presented as a case of orbital swelling. Surgical excision of the lesion was done, postoperatively dapsone therapy was given for 6 months, and the patient responded very well with no recurrence till date.