Urethral rhinosporidiosis: Prolapsing mass from urethra in a Bangladeshi farmer

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

• Rhinosporidiosis
• Urethra
• Prolapsing urethral mass
• Sporangia
• Endospores