Disseminated Cutaneous Rhinosporidiosis : A Rare Case Presentation
| Autor: | Shyamala R, Gufran Ahmed Bijapur, Greeshma Baskaran, Mohammed Hisham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Rhinosporidium seeberi
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Conjunctiva biology business.industry Mucous membrane Mucous membrane of nose biology.organism_classification medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Chronic granulomatous disease Rhinosporidiosis medicine Abdomen business Right Thigh |
| DOI: | 10.9734/bpi/rdmmr/v8/4405f |
| Popis: | Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of mucous membrane of man characterized by polyposis of nasal mucosa, conjunctiva and other sites. It is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. We hereby report a case of 71-year old man who presented with multiple cutaneous painless nodular lesions over the right side of abdomen, left shoulder, back and over the medial aspect of right thigh since 5 years. He had undergone nasal surgery for nasal obstruction in the past. Potassium hydroxide mount and histopathological examination showed the picture of cutaneous rhinosporidiosis. |
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