Rhinosporidiosis — a report of two cases

Aroor, Rajeshwari; Somayaji, Gangadhara; Shetty, Deviprasad; Manohar, Sai

doi:10.1007/s12070-010-0082-9

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“…Various case reports have been published on rhinosporidiosis including those by Hussein and Rashad16, Ngamdu et al17, Sivapathasundharam et al18, Rajeshwari et al19, Burgess et al20, Yadav and Shrestha21, Fouzia et al22, Maruf Raza et al23, and John et al24. (Table 1)13512161718192021222324 In these reports, the most commonly affected site was the nasal cavity, and additional common features include male predominance and affected individuals that are 50 to 60 years old. However, this case report is unique given the occurrence of infection on the palate in a female patient.…”

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Palatal rhinosporidiosis: an unusual case report and review of the literature

Putthia

Manjunatha

Astekar

et al. 2018

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Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, granulomatous, mucocutaneous infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi . The infection is non-contagious and sporadic in humans. The site most commonly affected is the mucous membrane of the nose and nasopharynx, followed by the oropharynx, trachea, bronchi, ear, eye, and genitourinary tract. It can also spread to other areas through blood and lymph. Here, we report a case of rhinosporidiosis affecting the palate in a 60-year-old female patient.

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Palatal rhinosporidiosis: an unusual case report and review of the literature

Putthia

Manjunatha

Astekar

et al. 2018

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“…Wide local surgical electrocauterization of the base of the lesion is the treatment of choice [1-6, 8, 9]. Additionally, systematic dapsone may be prescribed for 1 year to prevent recurrence, as its mechanisnm has shown to arrest the maturation of sporangia and promote fibrosis in stroma [1][2][3][4][5][6]8]. There is a greater paucity of literature for the treatment of recurrent disease.…”

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“…It typically manifests as vascular polyps that arise from the upper respiratory tract. The disease is commonly found in the anterior nares, the inferior turbinates, septum and floor of the nasal cavity; however, it can also affect extranasal sites including the oral cavity, trachea and uvula [1,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Rhinosporidiosis is usually a result of direct traumatic inoculation with the organism.…”

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“…Rhinosporidiosis is usually a result of direct traumatic inoculation with the organism. Trauma from surgery has also been cited as potential mode of transmission [1,5,7,8]. The disease progresses with local replication of R. seeberi and results in hyperplastic growth of host tissue and associated local immune response [1,2].…”

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“…The disease is prevalent mainly in Indian subcontinent [1,8], and remains quite rare in the United States [2,3,5,6,9]. As such definitive guidelines regarding surgical and medical treatment are poorly covered in the literature.…”

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Recurrent Rhinosporidiosis

Chery

2014

J Med Cases

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Rhinosporidiosis is a rare, chronic granulomatous disease, caused by the parasite Rhinosporidium seeberi. While rare in the United Sates, the disease is prevalent in the Indian subcontinent; as such, increasing immigration from that region will change the prevalence of R. seeberi in the United States. We report a case of recurrent rhinosporidiosis in a Bangladeshian male affecting the nasopharynx. The patient is a 41-year-old male from Bangladesh, with a 20 pack year smoking history, who first presented to our office, 4 years ago, complaining of hoarseness and a "feeling of a lump" in his throat. His symptoms were progressive. He underwent surgical resection using combination of scapel and electrocautery. Pathology was consistent with rhinosporidiosis. He now presents, 4 years later, with similar complaints and a physical examination demonstrating a recurrent, flesh-like lesion. This time however, surgical excision was performed using the Harmonic TM scapel. Follow-up endoscopic evaluation 6 months after surgery showed no signs of a recurrent lesion. The mode of treatment for rhinosporidosis has widely been anecdotal without much literature. Wide local surgical electrocauterization is the treatment of choice with postoperative systematic dapsone that may be prescribed for up to 1 year. However, local recurrence remains a problem, likely secondary to auto-innoculation during the surgical trauma. Although rare in the United States, immigration from areas of the world where it exists increases the likelihood that the practicing head and neck specialist may encounter such disease entity in their practice. Familiarity with surgical and medical therapy will afford a more systematic approach for treating patients.

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Tracheobronchial rhinosporidiosis: an uncommon life‐threatening benign cause of airway obstruction

Sarkar

Mia

Hasan

2020

Respirology Case Reports

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Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mesomycetozoea Rhinosporidium seeberi. This highly recurrent polypoid lesion has a predilection for the nose and nasopharynx, although other organ systems may be affected. Involvement of the tracheobronchial tree is very rare, and poses a challenge for diagnosis and management. In this report, we present a 30‐year‐old man with a history of recurrent nasal polyp who presented with cough, shortness of breath, haemoptysis, and a radiological feature of right lung collapse on imaging. He was diagnosed with rhinosporidiosis based on histopathological examination of bronchoscopic biopsy specimen taken from the right principal bronchial mass. Shortly after hospitalization, he developed acute respiratory distress requiring emergency bronchoscopic intervention. A pinkish mulberry‐like tracheal and right bronchial mass was removed endoscopically with cauterization of the base of the lesion. On long‐term follow‐up, the patient was free of symptoms without recurrence of airway disease.

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Rhinosporidiosis — a report of two cases

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Palatal rhinosporidiosis: an unusual case report and review of the literature

Palatal rhinosporidiosis: an unusual case report and review of the literature

Recurrent Rhinosporidiosis

Tracheobronchial rhinosporidiosis: an uncommon life‐threatening benign cause of airway obstruction

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