Abstract
Introduction: Rhinosporidiosis, a granulomatous infective disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi usually affects the nasal cavity & nasopharynx. Disease presents as a slow growing mass which is friable, soft & polypoidal with a surface containing multiple yellowish pin head-sized spots representing underlying mature sporangia.
Materials & Methods: A retrospective study for a period of two years from January, 2017 to December,2019 was conducted which included the cases diagnosed as rhinosporidiosis by retrieving the reports on nasal mass in pathology department of Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Biopsy samples were processed under standard Hematoxylin & Eosin stain& diagnosis was made by demonstration of multiple sporangia containing numerous endospores.
Results: In a total number of 41 cases studied there were more male (65.85 %) with maximum involvement of age group of 10-20 years (46.34 %) in both sexes. Agricultural workers (41.46 %) & those living in rural areas (68.29 %) associated with bathing in ponds (60.97 %) showed more disease.
Conclusion: Education of high risk persons to improve their hygiene levels & strict discouragement to outdoor bathing can prevent the disease.
Keywords: Rhinosporidiosis, Rhinosporidium seeberi, nasalmass, Hematoxylin & Eosin stain.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Bejoy Chand Banerjee
Professor, Pathology, Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Pin – 826005a
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i12.67
