Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis affecting the nasal cavity. A mucosal variant of the skin lesion granuloma faciale.
Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis (EAF) is an unusual fibrotic condition affecting the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, of which there have been eight reported cases. The condition is thought to be associated with the rare skin disorder granuloma faciale, which is histologically identical, and was present in two cases of EAF. We report the third case where EAF and granuloma faciale occurred together, to highlight this type of intranasal fibrosis as a distinct pathological entity.
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester.
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Burns
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Roberts
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De Carpentier
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Zarod
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa; D012008:Recurrence