Vidyabhushan Sahu, Chanchal Lahari, Arti Pandey, Shweta Mittal

A CLINICAL STUDY TO KNOW THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF RHINOSPORIDIOSIS IN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE AT CIMS HOSPITAL BILASPUR, CHHATTISGARH

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Background: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi which was once believed to be a sporozoan now it is included in phycomycetes. Clinically, the disease presented as slow growing mass in nasal passage leads to nasal obstruction. Rhinosporidiosis has been reported from different parts of India such as south India, western India, and Central India. To study the epidemiological factors of rhinosporidiosis in tertiary c Objective: are centre at CIMS Hospital Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. This clinical study is conducted in the department of ENT, Chhatt Methods: isgarh institute of medical sciences, CIMS Bilaspur (C.G.) from 01/01/2016 to 31/08/2021. Sample size consists of 90 patients of both sexes and all age groups selected from ENT OPD. The frequency, predisposing factors, common symptoms and response to treatment was observed and recorded. 90 patients were registered Results: diagnosis of Rhinosporidiosis. 40 out of 90 patients (44.4%) belonged to <18 year age group, 8.8% were in >45 year age group whereas 46.6% belonged to 18-45 yr age group. 59 out of 90 (65.5%) patients were male whereas female patients were 31(34.4%), Nasal mass, Nasal Discharge and Epistaxis was present in all patients. All patients had history of pond water bath as the predisposing factor. 67 out of 90(74.4%) were belonged to rural residence, 80 out of 90 (88.8%) patients had nasal cavity involvement, Right side was involved in 48 patients whereas left side was seen affected in 30 patients and bilateral involvement was seen in 2 patients. We concluded in our study that young middle- Conclusion: aged males belonged to low socioeconomic class were predominantly affected by rhinosporidiosis, nasal cavity was found to be most commonly site involved with chief clinical features of Nasal mass, Nasal Discharge and Epistaxis. All patients had history of pond water bath as the predisposing factor.

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