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Palatal presentation of scleroma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Deepa Bhargava
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery, Division of ENT, and Pathology, College of Medicine Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
A. Date
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery, Division of ENT, and Pathology, College of Medicine Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

Abstract

A case with palatal presentation of scleroma is presented due to its rarity and unusual manifestations. The patient presented with only palatal symptoms. Nasal endoscopy revealed signs of all three stages of scleroma: catarrhal, granulomatous and sclerotic stages. Histopathology was vital in the diagnosis. The patient was treated by medical therapy, and palatal symptoms were relieved by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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