Rhinosporidiosis- A retrospection
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi It is endemic in the coastal region of India where agriculture is the most common occupation It grows in stagnant water and transepithelial spread is the common mode of infection especially in the nose and nasopharynx Patients present with reddish granular polypoidal mass in the nose Surgical excision with cauterization of the base is the treatment of choice Recurrence is common even after meticulous clearance of the disease This is a retrospective study done in a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore India The case records of histopathologically confirmed cases of rhinosporidiosis during 10 years period between January 2007 and December 2016 were studied Demographic profile symptoms site of involvement treatment done follow up and recurrence during follow up were noted and analysed Out of the 34 patients 31 9117 were males and 3 882 were females All were agriculturists Commonest age group is 3rd and 6th decade Bathing in pond water was the common source of infection Nasal obstruction was the most common symptom The most frequent site of occurrence is nasal cavity with inferior turbinate being preferred site Out of the 34 cases 22 6470 were recurrent cases with past history of surgery Out of the 34 patients treated in our centre no recurrence was seen in newly diagnosed cases during the study period whereas 2 of the recurrent cases came with recurrence Keywords Rhinosporidiosis Surgical treatment Recurrence
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Shubha P Bhat, Sajitha K, Jayaprakash Shetty K
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