Isolated epiglottic rhinosporidiosis: a rare case report
| Autor: | Aurobinda Das, Rajat Kumar Dash, Kamalini Bepari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Rhinosporidium seeberi
medicine.medical_specialty Epiglottis biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Dysphagia medicine.anatomical_structure Throat Biopsy medicine Rhinosporidiosis Vomiting Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 6:1903 |
| ISSN: | 2454-5937 2454-5929 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20204199 |
| Popis: | Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. More than 70% of cases are nasal. Usually extranasal rhinosporidiosis is associated with nasal rhinosporidiosis. Isolated extra nasal variety of laryngeal and tracheal rhinosporidiosis are very rare, 7 cases has detected till date. A 45 years male of LSES with habit of pond bath presented to ENT OPD, VIMSAR, Burla, with chief complain of intermittent blood vomiting for last 30 days, associated with foreign body sensation in throat without any dysphagia or dyspnea. On ILE, there is polypoidal pinkish mass studded with white spots found at lingual surface of epiglottis. Ant and post rhinoscopic examination found to be normal. UGIE guided biopsy shows rhinosporiodic mass. Under GA, DL had done mass was excised and base cauterised with bipolar cautery and send for HPE. HPE confirmed the diagnosis. Post operative follow up upto 10 months showed no recurrence. Epiglottic rhinosporidiosis may be one of the differential diagnosis of epiglottic growths especially in endemic zone. Laryngeal involvement of rhinosporidiosis has diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, due to the potential risk of bleeding, aspiration and recurrence. |
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