Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis.
Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis (EAF) is a rare disease of the sinonasal tract, with histologic characteristic features like thick collagen bundles whirling around vessels in a fibrotic stroma with inflammatory cells rich in eosinophils. The Authors present a case of a 31-year-old man with bilateral nasal obstruction with no history of allergies or other systemic disease. The patient underwent a septoplasty with symptoms relieving. An EAF diagnosis was made. Differential diagnosis must rule out other lesions that may mimic EAF such as granuloma faciale, Kimura disease, Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Clauser
Luigi
L
Unit of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Center for Craniofacial Deformities and Orbital Surgery, S. Anna Hospital and University, Ferrara, Italy. csr@unife.it
Mandrioli
Stefano
S
Polito
Jessica
J
Marchetti
Elisabetta
E
D000328:Adult; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*