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The treatment of giant rhinophyma - Case Report

The aim of the article is to present an update on the pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment of rhinophyma. A 56 years old patient, living in urban area, presented with a giant rhinophyma which caused him not only upper airways obstruction and difficulty in eating, but also aesthetic and p...

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Autores principales: Popa, D., Osman, Georgeta, Parvanescu, H., Ciurea, Raluca, Ciurea, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical University Publishing House Craiova 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778841
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description The aim of the article is to present an update on the pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment of rhinophyma. A 56 years old patient, living in urban area, presented with a giant rhinophyma which caused him not only upper airways obstruction and difficulty in eating, but also aesthetic and psycho-social disadvantages.The treatment of the patient was a surgical intervention consisting in removal of the nasal tumor and split-thickness skin grafting of the defect. The aesthetic result after surgical intervention was very good, there were no postoperative complications or recurrences.Rhinophyma represents the most advanced form of acne rosacea. The diagnosis is easy to establish based on the clinical features of the disease. In advanced forms of rhinophyma, when the tumor is giant, the main method of treatment is surgery.
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spelling pubmed-39452592014-04-28 The treatment of giant rhinophyma - Case Report Popa, D. Osman, Georgeta Parvanescu, H. Ciurea, Raluca Ciurea, M. Curr Health Sci J Case Report The aim of the article is to present an update on the pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment of rhinophyma. A 56 years old patient, living in urban area, presented with a giant rhinophyma which caused him not only upper airways obstruction and difficulty in eating, but also aesthetic and psycho-social disadvantages.The treatment of the patient was a surgical intervention consisting in removal of the nasal tumor and split-thickness skin grafting of the defect. The aesthetic result after surgical intervention was very good, there were no postoperative complications or recurrences.Rhinophyma represents the most advanced form of acne rosacea. The diagnosis is easy to establish based on the clinical features of the disease. In advanced forms of rhinophyma, when the tumor is giant, the main method of treatment is surgery. Medical University Publishing House Craiova 2012 2012-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3945259/ /pubmed/24778841 Text en Copyright © 2012, Medical University Publishing House Craiova
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