Rhinosporidiosis of Trachea: A Rare Encounter

JOURNAL TITLE: Clinical Rhinology

Author
1. Ruchir Dhawan
2. Rahul Kawatra
3. Nirupama Lal
4. Shiv Sagar Gupta
5. Puneet Maheshwari
ISSN
0974-4630
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10013-1100
Volume
4
Issue
3
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pathology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pulmonology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Article keywords
    Tracheal rhinosporidiosis, Rhinosporidium seeberi, Bronchoscopy, Stridor.

    Abstract

    Rhinosporidiosis, which is a chronic fungal granulomatous disease, is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, a protistal microbe. It is a disease affecting primarily the mucosa of nose, conjunctiva and urethra. We are reporting an extremely rare case of tracheal rhinosporidiosis from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent which presented to us as case of respiratory stridor with hemoptysis and was properly investigated following which complete excision of the tracheal mass was done by bronchoscopy.

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