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Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis affecting the nasal cavity. A mucosal variant of the skin lesion granuloma faciale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

B. V. Burns ,
P. F. Roberts ,
J. De Carpentier  and
A. P. Zarod
B. V. Burns
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester.
P. F. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich, UK.
J. De Carpentier
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester.
A. P. Zarod
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester.
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Abstract

Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis (EAF) is an unusual fibrotic condition affecting the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, of which there have been eight reported cases. The condition is thought to be associated with the rare skin disorder granuloma faciale, which is histologically identical, and was present in two cases of EAF. We report the third case where EAF and granuloma faciale occurred together, to highlight this type of intranasal fibrosis as a distinct pathological entity.

Keywords

GranulomaEosinophilic GranulomaRespiratory System
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , March 2001 , pp. 223 - 226
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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