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Rhinophyma may have been first recognized in ancient Greece and Arabia.1,2 Elliott et al. and Matton et al. credit Hebra with naming the disease in the mid-nineteenth century.3,4 The name is derived from the Greek rhis, for nose, and phyma, meaning growth. Many imaginative terms have been used to describe the erythematous, hypertrophied, and inflamed nose that typifies rhinophyma. In the past, ...

Rhinophyma is a condition that can cause significant disfigurement as well as functional impairment of the nose. It results from hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands and can be a manifestation of advanced staged rosacea. If left untreated, not only can it cause disfigurement, rhinophyma can also result in nasal airway obstruction by marked ptosis and collapse of the external nasa...

A rhinophyma lesion can mask the existence of coexisting occult skin cancers, and many types of tumors can mimic a rhinophyma. Although several coexistent malignant tumors have been reported in patients with rhinophyma, few reports have described the coexistence of rhinophyma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Herein, we report on a case of SCC in a 45-year-old man who presented with ...

Rhinophyma is a subtype of rosacea which develops at the advanced stage of rosacea and is characterized by an excessive enlargement of the sebaceous glands. Its etiology is not well-defined beyond the following usual suspects: vitamin deficiencies, stress, hormonal factors and the Demodex folliculorum mite. Carcinoma may develop in rhinophyma patients. The first surgical process for rhinophyma ...

Rhinophyma is a relatively common condition in the west of Scotland. The Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit receives 12 to 13 new patients per year for surgical treatment. The reported incidence of simultaneous carcinoma in the setting of rhinophyma is on the order of 15 to 30 percent. There are conflicting reports about the association between alcohol and rhinophyma in the literature, and these ...

BACKGROUND Rhinophyma is an uncommon progressive disfiguring process of the lower nasal region that most commonly affects middle-aged white men. It is characterized by painless hyperplasia of the sebaceous and subcutaneous tissues, in the end stage, resulting in a bulbous nodular telangiectatic nose. Surgical modalities of treatment include electrosurgery, laser ablation, dermabrasion, cryosurg...

Rhinophyma is a disfiguring condition etiologically related to rosacea and due to hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose. It leads to a progressive thickening of the skin up to the development, in some cases, of severe deformities that result in significant functional deficits and serious cosmetic damage. We report a case of giant rhinophyma consisting of 2 large masses that interfered...

Rhinophyma is a rare subtype of rosacea, which thickening the skin in nasal area due to an overgrowth sebaceous glands and underlying connective tissue. The exact pathogenesis rhinophyma unknown, but potential factors include combination neurovascular disorders, innate immune responses, presence microorganisms. article presents current data on treatment particular, rhinophyma. A clinical case 6...