Rhinosporidiosis: Treatment, Procedure, Cost and Side Effects

Synonyms for Rhinosporidios is mycosis, rhinopathy, fungal infection

Rhinosporidiosis is an infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi.Wide excision with electrocoagulation of the lesional base has been promoted to decrease recurrences.Soft polyps may develop on the nose or eye. These polyps are pink to deep red, are sessile or pedunculated, and are often described as strawberry like in appearance

Surgical excision - wide excision with wide area electro-coagulation of the lesion base.Medical treatment is not so effective but treatment with a year-long course of dapsone has been reported.Local surgical excision is the treatment of choice for rhinosporidiosis. Recurrence has been reported with simple excision. Because the polyps of rhinosporidiosis are vascular and friable, they bleed easily upon manipulation. This appearance results from sporangia, which are visible as gray or yellow spots in the vascular polypoid masses.

Signs of Rhinosporidiosis are Unilateral nasal obstruction,Epistaxis, Local pruritus, Rhinorrhea.Coryza (rhinitis) with sneezing.Post nasal discharge with cough,Foreign body sensation,History of exposure to contaminated water.

People who are not prone to the above signs do not have Rhinosporidiosis

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