Rhinosporidiosis in Delhi, north India: case series from a non-endemic area and mini-review

Mycopathologia. 2009 Aug;168(2):89-94. doi: 10.1007/s11046-009-9200-1. Epub 2009 Apr 5.

Abstract

We report three cases of rhinosporidiosis from migrant population of Delhi. Three male patients had sino-nasopharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and nasal rhinosporidiosis, respectively. One patient gave a history of bathing in stagnant water. The diagnosis was made by clinical presentation and microscopic observation of characteristic sporangia of Rhinosporidium seebri in mycological and histopathological investigations. All the patients were successfully treated with complete surgical excision of lesions and cauterization of base. There were no recurrences.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rhinosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Rhinosporidiosis / surgery
  • Rhinosporidium / cytology
  • Rhinosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • Transients and Migrants
  • Young Adult