Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: A case report

Rhinosporidiosis is a disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It usually affects the nasal mucosa and rarely the conjunctiva, lacrimal sac, tonsils, and skin. We present a case study of an isolated lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis in an 8-year-old girl who was a migrant from Orissa, an Eastern coasta...

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Published inAmerican journal of otolaryngology Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 423 - 425
Main Authors Nerurkar, Nupur K., Bradoo, Renuka A., Joshi, Anagha A., Shah, Jayesh, Tandon, Shantanu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.11.2004
Elsevier
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Case reports
Child
Dapsone - therapeutic use
Female
Human mycoses
Humans
India
Infectious diseases
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - diagnosis
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - drug therapy
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - microbiology
Medical sciences
Mycoses
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Rhinosporidiosis
Rhinosporidiosis - diagnosis
Rhinosporidiosis - drug therapy
Tropical mycoses
India
Infection
Case study
ENT
Mycosis
Rhinosporidiosis
Lacrimal sac
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Summary:Rhinosporidiosis is a disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It usually affects the nasal mucosa and rarely the conjunctiva, lacrimal sac, tonsils, and skin. We present a case study of an isolated lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis in an 8-year-old girl who was a migrant from Orissa, an Eastern coastal state of India. The mode of presentation and management of this case with a review of literature is discussed in brief.
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ISSN:0196-0709
1532-818X
DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.04.012