Rhinoscleroma presenting as a nasal-palatal mass with airway obstruction [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/zi]

We report a case of a 45-year-old male with severe rhinoscleroma. The patient presented to the emergency room with dyspnea from a long-standing nasal-palatal mass. A tracheostomy was required for airway control. While dyspnea in the presence of an upper airway mass is typical of malignancy, consider...

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Main Authors: Mark C Domanski, Alexander Rivero, David E Kardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2013-05-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/2-124/v1