01086nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001100001100042700001200053700001200065245004700077300001400124490000700138520078100145022001400926       2015                            d1 aKim JS1 aKwon SH1 aShin JY00aLeproma Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass.  a694 - 6950 v263 a<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>
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