Chronic rhinitis: a manifestation of leprosy
| Autor: | Latanya Benjamin, Ivan Dario Camacho, Roy R. Casiano, Anne E. Burdick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Biopsy Nasal congestion otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Leprosy Borderline In patient Rhinitis rhinorrhea medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Chronic rhinitis medicine.disease Dermatology Leprosy Lepromatous medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Chronic Disease Female Leprosy medicine.symptom business Respiratory tract Nasal symptoms |
| Zdroj: | Ear, nose,throat journal. 90(9) |
| ISSN: | 1942-7522 |
| Popis: | Leprosy, or Hansen disease, is an infection that affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and may manifest with nasal symptoms of chronic rhinitis, including nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and intermittent epistaxis. We present a case of a woman diagnosed with leprosy as an incidental finding from a biopsy obtained during endoscopic sinus surgery for the management of chronic rhinitis. The diagnosis of leprosy should be considered in patients with nasal symptoms and presumptive chronic rhinitis who do not respond adequately to standard therapies. |
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