Rhinophyma: uncommon affliction in a black African.

Autor: Tahir, Chubado, Ibrahim, Bashir, Nggada, Haruna, Mayun, Ahmed
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Zdroj: European Journal of Plastic Surgery; Aug2012, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p399-402, 4p
Abstrakt: The article presents a case study of a 42 year old black man with nasal swelling. He was suffering from this nasal swelling from 20 years that started as pustules involving the nose and other parts of the face. He was treated with antibiotics, metronidaxole and ampicillian/ cloxacillin. The article discusses rhinophyma which is a disfiguring and distressing lesion of the nose arising from chronic inflammation.
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