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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2013-05-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/2-124/v1 |
| Summary: | 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, consideration of non-oncological etiologies is important. We review the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of rhinoscleroma. |
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| ISSN: | 2046-1402 |