Novel multidrug therapy for disseminated rhinosporidiosis, refractory to dapsone – case report

Trop Doct. 2013 Jul;43(3):110-2. doi: 10.1177/0049475513493414.

Abstract

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disorder, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi endemic in India and Sri Lanka. The most common sites are the nasal mucosa and the nasopharynx and cutaneous lesions usually occur as a part of disseminated rhinosporidiosis. Dapsone has been frequently used in treating disseminated disease in immunocompetent individuals. Here we report a case of disseminated rhinosporidiosis in an immunocompromised individual on antiretroviral drugs, non-responsive to Dapsone and therefore treated with a multidrug therapy of Cycloserine, Dapsone and Ketoconazole with good response.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Cycloserine / administration & dosage*
  • Dapsone / administration & dosage*
  • Dapsone / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Ketoconazole / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rhinosporidiosis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Dapsone
  • Cycloserine
  • Ketoconazole