Rhinosporidiosis presenting as an urethral polyp.

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Published: May 2008

Rhinosporidiosis is an inflammatory disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, a protoctistan mesomycetozoa, member of a group of novel aquatic parasites, characterized by hyperplastic polypoid lesions of the nasal cavity and rarely other mucous membranes. We report an unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis as an urethral polyp, which is only the second case of rhinosporidiosis reported from Pakistan.

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