Naushaba Rahat, Saleem Sadiq.
Rhinosporidiosis.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;21(4):494-6.

Rhinosporidiosis is a rare chronic granulomatous infection that usually manifests as vascular friable polyps arising from the nasal mucosa or external structures of the eyes caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, recognized as water mold-related fungus. We report a case of rhinosporidiosis in a twenty six years old male presenting at the Department of ENT, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi with the complaints of blockage of nose and bleeding from nose for four months. EUA and endoscopy revealed polypoid mass in nasopharynx and nose. CT scan revealed a soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx with the impression of a polyp or a neoplasm. Histological examination revealed variable sized cysts with a chitinous wall consistent with rhinosporidiosis.

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