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Leejee H. Suh, MD; Joseph Barron, MD; Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Morgan L. Gaunt, MD; Dolena R. Ledee, PhD; Darlene Miller, DHSc; Jack W. Fell, PhD; Richard K. Forster, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(8):1076-1077.

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Rhinosporidiosis is a rare granulomatous disease of the mucosal membranes of the eye and nose caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. Although commonly found in southern India and Sri Lanka, it is rare in North America.¹ We report a case of chronic follicular conjunctivitis diagnosed by histopathological analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction analysis to be ocular rhinosporidiosis in a young contact lens wearer from Louisiana.

Report of a Case

A healthy 15-year-old boy from Louisiana had chronic irritation in his left eye without discharge. His social history was remarkable for recent, frequent swimming in a bayou while wearing daily disposable contact lenses. His best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 OU. Examination revealed a follicular conjunctivitis bilaterally. On his left palpebral conjunctiva, there were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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