Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses

Background. Rhinosporidiosis is a common disease entity in tropical countries; however, it can be encountered in other parts of the world as well due to increasing medical tourism. It may mimic other more malignant and vigorous pathologies of the involved part. Case Report. We present a case of a 36...

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Autores principales: Dey, Amit Kumar, Sharma, Rajaram, Mittal, Kartik, Kumar, Puneeth, Murumkar, Vivek, Mitkar, Sumit, Hira, Priya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5155101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3573512
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author Dey, Amit Kumar
Sharma, Rajaram
Mittal, Kartik
Kumar, Puneeth
Murumkar, Vivek
Mitkar, Sumit
Hira, Priya
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description Background. Rhinosporidiosis is a common disease entity in tropical countries; however, it can be encountered in other parts of the world as well due to increasing medical tourism. It may mimic other more malignant and vigorous pathologies of the involved part. Case Report. We present a case of a 36-year-old male presenting with proptosis due to involvement of nasolacrimal duct which is rare. We will discuss typical CT and MRI features of the disease which were present in the case. Conclusion. For a surgeon and a radiologist, this is a necessary differential to be kept in mind for sinonasal masses. CT and MRI are invaluable investigations. However, FNAC is confirmatory. Both clinical and radiological aspects are required to reach correct diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-51551012017-01-01 Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses Dey, Amit Kumar Sharma, Rajaram Mittal, Kartik Kumar, Puneeth Murumkar, Vivek Mitkar, Sumit Hira, Priya Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Background. Rhinosporidiosis is a common disease entity in tropical countries; however, it can be encountered in other parts of the world as well due to increasing medical tourism. It may mimic other more malignant and vigorous pathologies of the involved part. Case Report. We present a case of a 36-year-old male presenting with proptosis due to involvement of nasolacrimal duct which is rare. We will discuss typical CT and MRI features of the disease which were present in the case. Conclusion. For a surgeon and a radiologist, this is a necessary differential to be kept in mind for sinonasal masses. CT and MRI are invaluable investigations. However, FNAC is confirmatory. Both clinical and radiological aspects are required to reach correct diagnosis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5155101/ /pubmed/28042489 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3573512 Text en Copyright © 2016 Amit Kumar Dey et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Dey, Amit Kumar
Sharma, Rajaram
Mittal, Kartik
Kumar, Puneeth
Murumkar, Vivek
Mitkar, Sumit
Hira, Priya
Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
title Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
title_full Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
title_fullStr Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
title_full_unstemmed Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
title_short Rhinosporidiosis: A Rare Cause of Proptosis and an Imaging Dilemma for Sinonasal Masses
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3573512
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