Lupus pernio with involvement of nasal cavity and maxillary sinus.
Histological demonstration of sarcoidosis affecting the paranasal sinus is rare in the clinical practice. In this paper, we present a case with a diagnosis of lupus pernio with extensive involvement of the nasal cavity and the right maxillary sinus. Long before being diagnosed as having lupus pernio, the patient had had a long history of nasal obstruction and had been treated surgically without success on 3 occasions. The literature on the topic is reviewed.
Rosell
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Department of ENT Surgery, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. asap@openland.es
Garcia-Arranz
G
G
Romero
N
N
Sendra
J
J
Fogue
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L
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed