Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal disease caused by Rhinosporidiosis seeberi. It usually affects the mucocutaneous tissue of the nose; bone involvement is rare. We report the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of rhinosporidiosis involving the face, forehead, and right foot. As antimicrobial therapy was ineffective, a below-knee amputation was performed.
AdigaBKSinghNAroraVKBhatiaAJainAK. Rhinosporidiosis. Report of a case with an unusual presentation with bony involvement. Acta Cytol1997;41:889–91.
4.
DashASatpathySDeviKDasBPDashK. Cytological diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis with skeletal involvement: A case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol2005;48:215–7.
5.
AravindanKPViswanathanMKJoseL. Rhinosporidioma of bone: A case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol1989;32:312–3.
6.
GokhaleSOhriVCSubramanyaHReddyPSSharmaSC. Subcutaneous and osteolytic rhinosporidiosis. Indian J Pathol Microbiol1997;40:95–8.
7.
ChatterjeePKKhatuaCRChatterjeeSNDastidarN. Recurrent multiple rhinosporidiosis with osteolytic lesions in hand and foot. A case report. J Laryngol Otol1977;91:729–34.
8.
MakannavarJHChavanSS. Rhinosporidiosis: A clinicopathological study of 34 cases. Indian J Pathol Microbiol2001;44:17–21.
9.
MitraKMaityPK. Cutaneous rhinosporidiosis. J Indian Med Assoc1996;94:84.
10.
JobAVenkateswaranSMathanMKrishnaswamiHRamanR. Medical therapy of rhinosporidiosis with dapsone. J Laryngol Otol1993;107:809–12.
11.
VenkateswaranSDateAJobAMathanM. Light and electron microscopic findings in rhinosporidiosis after dapsone therapy. Trop Med Int Health1997;2:1128–32.
