Oculosporidiosis Presenting as a Conjunctival Polyp in North India

  • Parveen Rana Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
  • Satyavir Kishor Mathur Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
  • Manisha Nada Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
  • Sonia Chhabra Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
Keywords: Conjunctiva, Mucus membrane, Polyps, Rhinosporodiosis, Rhinosporidium

Abstract

Rhinosporodiosis, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, is a chronic localized granulomatous disease of the mucus membrane. This report is of a patient with oculosporidiosis involving the conjunctiva with a clinical presentation in the form of polyp. The patient was treated by surgical excision, and the resected tissue was submitted for histopathological examination, which confirmed the diagnosis.

How to Cite
Rana, P., Mathur, S., Nada, M., & Chhabra, S. (1). Oculosporidiosis Presenting as a Conjunctival Polyp in North India. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(1), 27-28. https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i1.16
Section
Case Reports/Case Series