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  • Title: Infestation of the lacrimal sac by Rhinosporidium seeberi: a clinicopathological case report.
    Author: Mukherjee B, Mohan A, Sumathi V, Biswas J.
    Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol; 2013 Oct; 61(10):588-90. PubMed ID: 24212311.
    Abstract:
    Rhinosporidium seeberi , till recently known as a fungus, has been reclassified as a protistan parasite. It infects humans and many animal species. The authors describe a rare case of oculosporidiosis with involvement of the lacrimal sac exhibiting features of idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease in a young male patient. Clinical features, pathophysiology, and management of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis have been discussed.
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