Primary lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis with grossly dilated sac and nasolacrimal duct

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 May-Jun;25(3):234-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181a39495.

Abstract

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic infection of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. The authors report a case of primary lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis with a grossly dilated sac and nasolacrimal duct as seen on CT dacryocystography. Despite a chronic infection of 12 years' duration, there was no involvement of conjunctiva, nasal, or nasopharyngeal mucosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Dapsone / administration & dosage
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / pathology
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Nasolacrimal Duct / diagnostic imaging*
  • Nasolacrimal Duct / pathology
  • Rhinosporidiosis / diagnosis*
  • Rhinosporidiosis / drug therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Dapsone