A new technique to resolve Nasal Rhinosporidiosis: A case report with review of literature

Recurrent rhinosporidiosis in a young male: A case report and its taxonomical journey

“…[ 1 ] This organism was named after the R. seeberi , who first described this lesion in Argentina and identified a causative agent as a possible etiology, based on the clinical presentation. [ 3 ] R. seeberi was discovered in early 1900s by Seeberi, who analyzed its sporangium structure and believed it to be a member of Coccidia group family. After that, this organism was positioned in the taxonomy of fungus staring from lower fungus (phycomycetes) to ascomycetes fungus owing to similarity of sporangia to multispored asci.…”

“…Most of the microbiologists presumed it as a fungus due to its ability to stain with fungal stains like GMS and PAS. [ 3 4 ] Sequence analysis of 18S small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) (GenBank accession no. AF118851) placed it within a recently described fish parasite group DRIP ( Dermocystidium -Rosette agent- Ichthyophonus - Psorospermium ) clade that proposed to rename as Mesomycetozoa.…”

“…It is stipulated that Dapsone works by preventing the maturation of the sporangia and promoting fibrosis in the stroma. [ 3 ] Our patient also gave a history of removal of some nasal lesions in the past, but no pathology report was available. After the latest complete excision, there has been no report of any recurrence.…”

“…[ 1 2 ] This is the primary reason for the prevalence reported from tropical and subtropical regions of the world where stagnant water is the source of Rhinosporidium. [ 1 3 ] The disease is rarely encountered in North India; cases have been sporadically reported from Eastern and Central India. The disease is characteristically associated with formation of polyps/polypoidal friable vascular masses most commonly affecting the nasal and nasopharyngeal mucous membranes.…”