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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 23(4); 1980 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1980;23(4): 417-20.
A Case of Lepromatous Leprosy who Came with the Symptom of Stuffy Nose
Seong Gon Yoon, MD, Hoon Myung Park, MD, Jae Jun Kim, MD, and Key Young Lee, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Chosun University Medical School, Korea
鼻腔內 癩腫型 癩病의 1例
윤성곤 · 박훈명 · 김재준 · 이기영
朝鮮大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室
ABSTRACT

A 20 years old male patient visited to the department of E.N.T with only symptoms of nasal stuffiness and intermittent nasal bleeding. The physical examination revealed non-specific dermal signs except the questionable hypopigmented nodule on the forehead. Nasal examination showed small multiple papillomatous pale nodules on the anterior nasal septum and vestibular area. The histopathological examination and A.F.B stain of section of tissue from the nasal lesion showed lepromatous leprosy such as granulomatous inflammation with foamy histiocytes and abundant acid fast bacilli in A.F.B stain. After treatment with D.D.S, steroid and rifampicin, he has been followed up for 2 months and is nasal symptoms free with no local signs of nose.

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