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Journal of Case Reports
Nasal Rhinosporidiosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Ngamdu YB1, Ngadda HA2, Kodiya AM1, Sandabe MB1, Isa A1, Garandawa HI1
Department of ENT Surgery1 and Department of Histopathology2; University of Maiduguri/University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. YB Ngamdu
Email: ybugam@yahoo.com
Received: 11-OCT-2013 Accepted: 08-JAN-2014 Published Online: 20-JAN-2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0007
Abstract
Rhinosporidiosis is a rare infective chronic granulomatous lesion cause by Rhinosporidium seeberi, which is endemic in some part of Asia, although sporadic cases seen in America, Europe and Africa. The lesion presents as a soft tissue mass of the nose (primary site), eye and urethra. The organism is difficult to culture and the diagnosis is based on microscopy and histological examination of the lesion. Nasal rhinosporidiosis is uncommon disease in our environment which mimics neoplasm in its clinical features. We report a case of nasal rhinosporidiosis in an 18 year old male rural farmer from North Eastern Nigeria. 
Keywords : Rhinosporidiosis, Nasal Obstruction, Paranasal sinuses, Spores, Smell.
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