Title of article :
A Woman with Nasal Mass and Epistaxis: An Unusual Presentation of Leprosy
Author/Authors :
Gerami, Houshang Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Kousha, Nasim Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Leprosy is an infectious and non-fatal disease that mainly involved skin and peripheral nervous
system and caused by Mycobacterium Lepra. This case is a 41-year-old woman with intermittent nasal
bleeding and a mass (1.5×2.5 cm) in the right side of lateral nasal wall and a (1×1 cm) mass on septum in the
left side of the nose. Considering the probability of intranasal tumor, endoscopic biopsy for histopathologic
examination had been done and the result confirmed the diagnosis of leprosy. After unexpected proving of
pathologic leprelepromatose, the patient put under 3-drug- treatment.
Keywords :
Leprosy , bacillus , nose
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics