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  • Title: Leproma Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass.
    Author: Kim JS, Kwon SH, Shin JY.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 2015 Nov; 26(8):e694-5. PubMed ID: 26594975.
    Abstract:
    Leprosy is a rare disease and unfamiliar to many people. A 55-year-old woman was presented to our hospital complaining of nasal obstruction and anosmia. Nasal endoscopic examination revealed reddish-colored exophytic, nonulcerative masses in both nasal cavities. The authors performed endoscopic sinus surgery which involved endoscopic mass removal and synechiolysis. A biopsy sample stained with acid-fast stain and a rapid silver stain showed numerous filamentous organisms infiltrating macrophages, consistent with lepromatous leprosy. The patient was treated with a triple drug regimen of rifampin and dapsone with clofazimine. Herein, the authors present a case of nasal leproma as a differential diagnosis of a nasal cavity mass.
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