Rhinosporidiosis in southwest Bengal

Pal, Dilip Kumar; Mallick, Anowar Ali; Majhi, Tapas Kumar; Biswas, Biplab; Chowdhury, Manoj Kumar

doi:10.1258/td.2012.120177

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“…Polyploid lesions may be seen to project into the oropharynx from its nasopharyngeal wall attachment. [7] Similar results were noted in our study.…”

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“…However, it is known to involve the lacrimal sac, larynx, conjunctiva, parotid duct, tracheobronchial tree, skin, urethra, vagina, and bones. [1578] In our study, the sites of occurrence of disease were nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx, nasolacrimal duct, bronchus, skin, and subcutaneous tissue [Figures 1-6]. In the nasal cavity, the most common site involved was the inferior nasal cavity, comprising nasal floor, inferior turbinate, and inferior meatus.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…[7] A history of pond bathing can be associated indicating the possible source of infection. On clinical examination, reddish vascular polyps studded with whitish dots are seen in the nasal cavity and extending into the vestibule.…”

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Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT

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Irodi

Khiangte

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Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

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Context:Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease endemic in certain regions of India. Computed tomography (CT) imaging appearances of rhinosporidiosis have not been previously described in the literature.Aims:To study imaging features in rhinosporidiosis with contrast-enhanced CT and elucidate its role in the evaluation of this disease.Materials and Methods:Sixteen patients with pathologically proven rhinosporidiosis were included in the study. Contrast-enhanced CT images were analyzed retrospectively and imaging findings were correlated with surgical and histopathologic findings.Results:A total of 29 lesions were found and evaluated. On contrast-enhanced CT, rhinosporidiosis was seen as moderately enhancing lobulated or irregular soft tissue mass lesions in the nasal cavity (n = 13), lesions arising in nasal cavity and extending through choana into nasopharynx (n = 5), pedunculated polypoidal lesions arising from the nasopharyngeal wall (n = 5), oropharyngeal wall (n = 2), larynx (n = 1), bronchus (n = 1), skin and subcutaneous tissue (n = 2). The inferior nasal cavity comprising nasal floor, inferior turbinate, and inferior meatus was the most common site of involvement (n = 13). Surrounding bone involvement was seen in the form of rarefaction (n = 6), partial (n = 3) or complete erosion (n = 3) of inferior turbinate, thinning of medial maxillary wall (n = 2), and septal erosion (n = 2). Nasolacrimal duct involvement was seen in four cases.Conclusions:Contrast-enhanced CT has an important role in delineating the site and extent of the disease, as well as the involvement of surrounding bone, nasolacrimal duct and tracheobronchial tree. This provides a useful roadmap prior to surgery.

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“…Polyploid lesions may be seen to project into the oropharynx from its nasopharyngeal wall attachment. [7] Similar results were noted in our study.…”

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Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT

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Irodi

Khiangte

et al. 2013

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

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“…In Brazil, the great majority of the cases are noted in the State of Maranhão [7–10]. Rhinosporidiosis mainly affects males and has a predominance between the second and fourth decades of life [6, 11, 12].…”

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Evaluation of diagnosed cases of eye rhinosporidiosis in a public hospital of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil

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BackgroundOculosporidiosis (ocular rhinosporidiosis) accounts for 15% of cases of rhinosporidiosis, which is a chronic granulomatous disease and is endemic in India and Sri Lanka. In Brazil, the climatic and hydrographic similarities to these endemic areas and the presence of riverside populations contributes to an increase in the incidence of rhinosporidiosis particularly in the State of Maranhão. This study, therefore, aimed to identify the number of diagnosed cases of oculosporidiosis and describe its the clinical epidemiology, laboratory, histopathology, and therapeutic characteristics.MethodsThe study is descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional, and reports the prevalence and clinical epidemiological characteristics of oculosporidiosis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil. A retrospective analysis of the paper and electronic records for a period from 1999 to 2017 was conducted in the University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhão (HU-UFMA), located in the northeastern region of Brazil.ResultsThirty patients were diagnosed with rhinosporidiosis, eight of them had oculosporidiosis and seven of these met the criteria to be included in the study. Of the cases (23.3% of all 30), five were men (71.4%) and two women (28.5%), with an average age of 16.4 ± 15.6 years. In terms of race, four patients (57.1%) declared themselves white and three (42.9%) as brown. The north of the state, the mesoregion, had the most diagnosed cases accounting for 57.1% of the total. Left eye was the most affected site, reported in six patients (85.7%), while the conjunctiva was affected in all patients. Rhinosporidiosis and papilloma were the predominant diagnostic hypotheses (28.5 and 28.5%, respectively), followed by chronic scleritis, granuloma, and chalazion (14.25, 14.25, and 14.25%, respectively). All these cases were treated with lesion excision, and only two patients (28.5%) progressed with recurrence.ConclusionIt was verified that there was a male predominance, with only one eye reported as an infected site, with no bilateral involvement. The younger age group (between 1 and 2 years of age) was more affected by oculosporidiosis, and histopathological examination was necessary for a conclusive diagnosis.

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“…The lesions are removed and cauterized basally. In cases of recurrences, steroid, dapsone, and amphotericin B are applied [ 60 ], [ 61 ], [ 62 ], [ 63 ], [ 64 ], [ 65 ], [ 66 ], [ 67 ].…”

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Orphan diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses: Pathogenesis – clinic – therapy

Laudien

2015

GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 14:Doc04

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Rhinosporidiosis in southwest Bengal

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT

Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT

Evaluation of diagnosed cases of eye rhinosporidiosis in a public hospital of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil

Orphan diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses: Pathogenesis – clinic – therapy

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