@article{26997,
  author = {Kim JS and Kwon SH and Shin JY},
  title = {Leproma Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass.},
  abstract = {<p>Authors' introducton:</p>

<p>Leprosy is a rare disease and unfamiliar to many people. A 55-year-old woman was presented to our hospital complaining of nasal obstruction and anosmia. Nasal endoscopic examination revealed reddish-colored exophytic, nonulcerative masses in both nasal cavities. The authors performed endoscopic sinus surgery which involved endoscopic mass removal and synechiolysis. A biopsy sample stained with acid-fast stain and a rapid silver stain showed numerous filamentous organisms infiltrating macrophages, consistent with lepromatous leprosy. The patient was treated with a triple drug regimen of rifampin and dapsone with clofazimine. Herein, the authors present a case of nasal leproma as a differential diagnosis of a nasal cavity mass.</p>
},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {The Journal of craniofacial surgery},
  volume = {26},
  pages = {694 - 695},
  issn = {1536-3732},
  doi = {10.1097/SCS.0000000000002156},
  language = {eng},
}