Nagpur: Rare infection seen among Ambazari lake swimmers - Times of India
For some, swimming in this lake is an adventure sports while others might be doing it to get relief from the scorching summer. But beware! Having been stagnant for months and without freshwater recharge due to absence of rain, the lake water has been contaminated.
Doctors TOI spoke to have advised people not to swim in Ambazari lake at least, till good rainfall clears the stagnant water. At least four cases of rare infection called rhinosporidiosis have been reported in the city in the past two weeks, they said.
Rhinosporidiosis is a rare, infectious, chronic granulomatous disease caused by rhinosporidium seeberi, an endosporulating microorganism. The infection generally targets the moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities such as the nose, mouth, eyes and stomach.
A patient recently developed the infection inside his nose and approached ENT surgeon Dr Sameer Chaudhary. "The 63-year-old man had a peculiar pain in his nose. On investigation, I found a red-coloured lump of an overgrown muscle inside, with white dots on it. It would start bleeding even at the slightest touch," said Dr Chaudhary who diagnosed the infection correctly and decided to go for surgical removal of the lump.
Dr Chaudhary said though it's not a serious abnormality, the pain is tremendous. "Surgical removal is the only option. The infection cures completely post surgery. Patient has to be given full anaesthesia to conduct this surgery," he said. The surgery on this particular patient was conducted endoscopically with the help of Dr Sanika Kamble.
"In many cases, the manifestation of the lump is seen in eyes. So, ophthalmologists conduct the surgery. I know two patients, regular swimmers in Ambazari lake, who got the surgery done from eye specialists," said Dr Chaudhary. TOI also confirmed it from both the patients. Both are men in their mid-thirties who used to go for swimming regularly.
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