Rhinophyma
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Standard management options for rosacea, part 2: options according to subtype.

30 Jul 2009 The standard management options were developed by a consensus committee and review panel of 26 experts to assist in providing optimal patient care based on the standard classification and grading systems for rosacea that were developed to perform ... Read more...

Sculpting resection of rhinophyma using the Shaw scalpel.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Rhinophyma is a disfiguring disorder of the nasal skin characterized by hypervascularity, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, occluded sebaceous ducts, and dermal fibrosis. It has no known effective medical treatment; however, a myriad of ... Read more...

[Gigantic nasal tumor]

30 Mar 2009 A space-occupying lesion, which had been growing on the external surface of the nose of a 57-year-old man for 5 years was considered to most likely be an angiofibroma after surgical removal and histological examination, but the final clinical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Rhinophyma'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Standard management options for rosacea, part 2: options according to subtype. 30 Jul 2009
• Sculpting resection of rhinophyma using the Shaw scalpel. 29 Jun 2009
• Coblation-assisted decortication for the treatment of rhinophyma. 30 May 2009
• [Gigantic nasal tumor] 30 Mar 2009
• Rhinophymous leishmaniasis: A new variant. 13 Mar 2009
• Management of mild to moderate rhinophyma with a radiofrequency. 27 Feb 2009
• 'A close shave' -- use of a disposable razor blade in the management of rhinophyma. 27 Feb 2009
• Rhinophyma treated with cryosurgery. 27 Feb 2009
• Rhinophyma: a giant presentation. 17 Feb 2009
• Treatment of massive rhinophyma by combined electrosurgery and CO2 laser. 30 Dec 2008
• Combined carbon dioxide laser and bipolar electrocoagulation: another option to treat rhinophyma. 30 Dec 2008
• Treatment of rhinophyma with ultrasonic scalpel: case report. 10 Dec 2008
• [Treatment of a voluminous rhinophyma] 16 Nov 2008
• [The role of Versajet in the surgical treatment of rhinophyma. Case report] 19 Oct 2008
• Physical signs for the general dental practitioner. Case 58. Rhinophyma. 29 Sep 2008
• Surgical removal of rhinophyma. 29 Sep 2008
• Basal cell carcinoma and rhinophyma. 29 Sep 2008
• Giant rhinophyma in a bronchial asthma patient treated by excision and full thickness skin grafting. 13 Sep 2008
• An unusual type of basal cell carcinoma in a giant rhinophyma. 3 Sep 2008
• Rhinophyma: diagnosis and treatment options for a disfiguring tumor of the nose. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Rhinophyma'

Definition: A manifestation of severe ROSACEA resulting in significant enlargement of the NOSE and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the SEBACEOUS GLANDS and surrounding CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The nose is reddened and marked with TELANGIECTASIS.

Descriptor UI: D012224

Alternative terms: Rhinophyma; Rhinophymas;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C17.800.716.500; C17.800.794.650;

Online Note: search ROSACEA 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under ROSACEA 1975-90