Urethral rhinosporidiosis: Prolapsing mass from urethra in a Bangladeshi farmer

B M Saiduzzaman; Saumitra Chakravarty; Md Shafiqur Rahman; Mominul Haider; Md Mominul Islam; Md Shaleh Mahmud

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01825

Urethral rhinosporidiosis: Prolapsing mass from urethra in a Bangladeshi farmer

IDCases. 2023 Jun 16:33:e01825. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01825. eCollection 2023.

Authors

B M Saiduzzaman¹, Saumitra Chakravarty², Md Shafiqur Rahman¹, Mominul Haider¹, Md Mominul Islam¹, Md Shaleh Mahmud¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Department of Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. Usual site of infection is the nasal mucosa & nasopharynx. Male urethra is extremely rare site involving this disease. Here we are reporting a rare case where rhinosporidiosis presented as a prolapsing mass from urethra during voiding.

Keywords: Endospores; Prolapsing urethral mass; Rhinosporidiosis; Sporangia; Urethra.

Publication types

Case Reports