Abstract
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infective disease caused by fungi, Rhinosporidium seeberi. It occurs universally and is endemic in India, Sri Lanka and in South Asia. Rhinosporidiosis classically involves anterior nares, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, larynx and soft palate and presents as a localized polypoid mass. However Rhinosporidiosis involving parotid duct is rare. The case discussed here is of a 55-year-old male who presented with a sudden onset of unilateral facial swelling associated with on and off pain during mastication. Cytological findings was inconclusive and was suggestive of retention cyst. Although rhinosporidiosis was not taken into consideration in the clinical differential diagnosis, histopathological diagnosis confirmed the case to be rhinosporidiosis.
Keyword: Parotid duct ,Rhinosporidiosis.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Shushruta Mohanty
Senior Resident, Dept of Pathology, M.K.C.G M.C.H, Berhampur, Odisha
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i7.161
