IDCases (Jan 2023)

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

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33
p. e01825

Abstract

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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.

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