Prevention of recurrence of rhinosporidiosis after conventional treatment

ABSTRACT

The treatment of Rhinosporidiosis by conventional surgical excision and cautery of the base in 40 Patients [control group] and our modified treatment by surgical excision, cautery and followed by Pentavalent antimony compound [Stibatin, Glaxo] in post operative period in another 40 patients [Trial group] have been detailed in this article. It is clear that the recurrence rate following modified treatment has been much less than that following the conventional treatment. The percentage of recurrence following conventional treatment after 18 months was 80 percent and that following modified treatment was 20 percent