Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease affecting the mucous membrane primarily and is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite. The nose is the most common site of involvement and is seen in 83.3% cases, followed by ocular involvement in 11.2% cases and other site...
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doaj-50defaaa287841439a25c31de0a013c42021-04-02T21:06:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Ophthalmology1319-45342019-07-01333283290Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatmentNishi Gupta0Poonam Singla1Bibhu Pradhan2Urmila Gurung3Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, India; Corresponding author.Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, IndiaTU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalTU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalRhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease affecting the mucous membrane primarily and is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite. The nose is the most common site of involvement and is seen in 83.3% cases, followed by ocular involvement in 11.2% cases and other sites like larynx, trachea and bronchus in 5.5% cases. In various oculosporidiosis case series, lacrimal drainage system involvement was seen to vary from 14.3% to 59.6% cases. Isolated lacrimal sac involvement in rhinosporidiosis was found in 45.8% (72 out of 157) cases of the lacrimal drainage system in a review of 31 studies.A variety of surgical procedures have been used to treat rhinosporidiosis of lacrimal sac like dacryocystorhinostomy, Dacryocystectomy, lateral rhinotomy and local lesion excision with a success rate varying from 28.5% to 92.3%. This wide variation in the success rate was due to the fact that a uniform surgical procedure was performed in all the cases of a particular series irrespective of the extent of disease.Grading the lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis to decide the extent of surgical excision may help achieve better results. We present a grading system based on our own experience in a case of extensive rhinospodiosis of lacrimal sac and review of 31 studies published in the literature.A 24-year-old male from Nepal presented with the complaints of watering from his right eye of 13 years duration, swelling in the right medial canthal area with an extension to the inferior part of the orbit for 12 years and nasal blockage for 1.5 years. The patient had a history of previous intervention in which biopsy was taken from the nose and sent for histopathology that confirmed rhinosporidiosis. An extended intranasal endoscopic dacryocystectomy was done along with debridement and coblation of the lesion over the septum and nasopharynx. Intraoperatively a large rhinosporidiosis mass was seen filling the sac and was removed in toto along with the sac and nasolacrimal duct. Recurrence of a tiny lesion after 6 months in our case despite wide excision with the drilling of bony nasolacrimal duct and coblation, made us review the literature. Keywords: Rhinosporidiosis, Lacrimal sac (LS), Grading, Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR), Dacryocystectomy (DCT), Nasolacrimal duct (NLD)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453419300244 |
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Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment |
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Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment |
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Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment |
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Lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment |
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lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis: case report and review of literature with a new grading system to optimize treatment |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease affecting the mucous membrane primarily and is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic protistan parasite. The nose is the most common site of involvement and is seen in 83.3% cases, followed by ocular involvement in 11.2% cases and other sites like larynx, trachea and bronchus in 5.5% cases. In various oculosporidiosis case series, lacrimal drainage system involvement was seen to vary from 14.3% to 59.6% cases. Isolated lacrimal sac involvement in rhinosporidiosis was found in 45.8% (72 out of 157) cases of the lacrimal drainage system in a review of 31 studies.A variety of surgical procedures have been used to treat rhinosporidiosis of lacrimal sac like dacryocystorhinostomy, Dacryocystectomy, lateral rhinotomy and local lesion excision with a success rate varying from 28.5% to 92.3%. This wide variation in the success rate was due to the fact that a uniform surgical procedure was performed in all the cases of a particular series irrespective of the extent of disease.Grading the lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis to decide the extent of surgical excision may help achieve better results. We present a grading system based on our own experience in a case of extensive rhinospodiosis of lacrimal sac and review of 31 studies published in the literature.A 24-year-old male from Nepal presented with the complaints of watering from his right eye of 13 years duration, swelling in the right medial canthal area with an extension to the inferior part of the orbit for 12 years and nasal blockage for 1.5 years. The patient had a history of previous intervention in which biopsy was taken from the nose and sent for histopathology that confirmed rhinosporidiosis. An extended intranasal endoscopic dacryocystectomy was done along with debridement and coblation of the lesion over the septum and nasopharynx. Intraoperatively a large rhinosporidiosis mass was seen filling the sac and was removed in toto along with the sac and nasolacrimal duct. Recurrence of a tiny lesion after 6 months in our case despite wide excision with the drilling of bony nasolacrimal duct and coblation, made us review the literature. Keywords: Rhinosporidiosis, Lacrimal sac (LS), Grading, Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR), Dacryocystectomy (DCT), Nasolacrimal duct (NLD) |
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