Open AccessRhinosporidiosis: A Chronic Tropical Disease in Lateral Pharyngeal Wall
Author(s) -
Vishnu Prasad,
Vijendra S Shenoy,
Raghavendra Rao,
Panduranga M Kamath,
Kanishka S. Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11831.5951
Subject(s) - rhinosporidiosis , cauterization , medicine , pathology , histopathology , nose , h&e stain , giemsa stain , dermatology , staining , anatomy
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It predominantly affects the mucous membranes of the nose and the nasopharynx. Clinically the lesion presents as a pink or red pedunculated polyp in one or both nostrils. Diagnosis can be made by aspiration cytology and examination with May-Grunwald-Giemsa, hematoxylin and eosin, Periodic acid-Schiff and mucicarmine staining. Definitive diagnosis is by histopathology of the specimen. We report a case of Rhinosporidiosis at the lateral pharyngeal wall which is a very rare site for Rhinosporidiosis to occur; was treated by diathermy excision of the mass and cauterization of the base and oral Dapsone to prevent recurrence of the disease.