Rhinosporidiosis presenting with two soft tissue tumors followed by dissemination

Disseminated rhinosporidiosis

“…However, antimicrobial therapy is indicated for disseminated disease, and therapy with dapsone (4,4 ′ -diaminodiphenyl sulphone) has sometimes been successful. 4 Dapsone may arrest sporangia maturation and accelerate their degenerative changes. The effete organisms are then removed by an accelerated granulomatous response.…”

Cutaneous rhinosporidiosis clinically masquerading as a soft tissue sarcoma – a rare occurrence

“…Although cutaneous lesions are rare, most of the reported cases have presented as multiple warty polypoidal growths or mobile subcutaneous nodules with ulceration, either with or without nasal involvement. Tumoral cutaneous rhinosporidiosis is extremely rare with only five cases documented in literature thus far 4–7 . Date et al .…”

A case of disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis presenting with multiple subcutaneous nodules and a warty growth

“…Other rarer forms include those resembling soft tissue tumors, furuncles, ecthyma and giant cutaneous lesions. [5] Disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis has been described in both immunocompetent and HIV patients. [6] Our patient had disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis in association with recurrent nasopharyngeal rhinosporidiosis in an immunocompetent setting.…”