title: [A woman with a non-healing wound on the nose].
abstract: A 57-year-old woman presented with a progressive ulceration of her left nasal ala. We made the diagnosis of trigeminal trophic syndrome. This rare disorder may develop after injury of the trigeminal nerve, which causes local paraesthesia. Subsequent manipulation - whether intentional or unintentional - results in ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, afd. Dermatologie, Arnhem.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: van der Horst
authors.forename: M H A
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Frunt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology*