Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis presenting as a cystic mass-an unusual presentation.

نویسندگان

  • P Lavaju
  • S K Arya
  • B Kumar
  • P Upadhaya
چکیده

Rhinosporidiosis is endemic in India and Sri Lanka and parts of East Africa and South America. Cases of ocular rhinosporidiosis have also been reported from Nepal. Ocular rhinosporidiosis usually involves the conjunctiva and the lacrimal sac. It usually presents as a polypoidal mass. Cystic mode of presentation has not yet been reported in the literature. We herein report an unusual mode of presentation of ocular rhinosporidiosis presenting as a huge conjunctival cystic mass.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nepalese journal of ophthalmology : a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of the Nepal Ophthalmic Society : NEPJOPH

دوره 2 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010