5. In rhinosporidiosis,the following is true:: (A) Fugal granuloma, (B) Grayish mass, (C) Surgery is the treatment, (D) Radiotherapy is treatment
Answer is C. It has long been considered to be a fungus but it has been difficult to classify this organism. It has not been cultured so far. Some consider it to be a protozoa or a fish parasite belonging to DRIP clade (Dermocystidium, Rosette agent, Ichthyophonus and Psorospermum). Ref: Dhingra 7e pg 177.