An unexpected host in a soft-tissue lesion of thigh

We describe the case of a 35-year-old female patient who presented with a slow-growing soft-tissue swelling with ulceration over the thigh. On clinical and radiological examination, a provisional diagnosis of soft-tissue neoplasm was made. After resection, histopathological sections showed a closely packed cyst with innumerable endospores. The present case report documents the rare occurrence of an incidentally detected cutaneous rhinosporidiosis causing diagnostic difficulty.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 4, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kavita Jain SM Sarfaraj Moumita Sengupta Chhanda Datta Uttara Chatterjee Source Type: research