Rhinosporidiosis of the tarsal conjunctiva

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

关键词: Community;    digital imaging;    Karnataka Internet-assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity;    retinopathy of prematurity;    telemedicine;    universal screening;    Age-related macular degeneration;    en-face optical coherence tomography;    polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy;    Choroid;    enhanced depth imaging technique;    swept source optical coherence tomography;    Choroidal imaging;    choroidal thickness;    retinal dystrophies;    Choroidal neovascularization;    idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis;    juxtafoveal retinal telangiectasia;    lutein;    macular edema;    macular pigment;    macular telangiectasia;    Müller cells;    parafoveal telangiectasis;    perifoveal telangiectasis;    retinal angiomatous proliferation;    retinal telangiectasis;    subretinal neovascularization;    zeaxanthin;    Microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography;    RESCAN;    spectral domain optical coherence tomography;    vitreoretinal surgery;    Central reading center;    randomized controlled trial;    Fundus autofluorescence;    lipofuscin;    retina;    Cystoid macular edema;    dexamethasone implant;    external limiting membrane;    optical coherence tomography;    Ozurdex;    serous retinal detachment;    uveitis;    Adaptive optics;    axial length;    cone density;    myopia;    Artifact;    foveal diameter;    foveal slope;    ocular magnification;    optical coherence tomography;    Emmetropization;    hand-held;    macular edema;    retinopathy of prematurity;    spectral-domain optical coherence tomography;    visual acuity;    Accommodating intraocular lenses;    Crystalens HD;    effective lens position;    intraocular lenses power;    keratometry;    Choroidal thickness;    dynamic exercise;    exercise;    optical coherence tomography;    Breast carcinoma;    eye;    metastasis;    optic disk;    optic nerve;    tumor;    Choroidal osteoma;    enhanced depth imaging;    morphology;    Fundus autofluorescence imaging;    optical coherence tomography;    retinal phototoxicity;    solar radiation;    Biopsy;    conjunctiva;    lung;    metastasis;    mucoepidermoid carcinoma;    tumor;    Advanced glaucoma;    ExPress shunt;    trabeculectomy and ExPress shunt;    Conjunctiva;    conjunctivosporidiosis;    rhinosporidiosis;    tarsus;    tumor;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0301-4738.159897

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Rhinosporidiosis is a rare infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an organism classified in its own class, mesomycetozoea. It commonly affects mucus membranes namely the nasal mucosa, pharynx and the conjunctiva. We present the case of an 8-year-old female who presented with a flat, red, vascular, fleshy, pedunculated mass arising from the tarsal conjunctiva of the right upper eyelid. The mass was completely excised. On histopathological examination, multiple sporangia were seen in various stages of degeneration, consistent with rhinosporidiosis. The diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis is based solely on its microscopic features, and the treatment is surgical excision. This condition is endemic in the temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent, but it has been known to occur even in the colder regions of North America and Eastern Europe. Although a rare clinical entity, the possibility of rhinosporidiosis must be borne in mind when evaluating any polypoidal conjunctival mass.

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