Nasal Lumps and Skin Bumps

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 16 - 18
• Main Authors: Kasturi, Krishna S., MD, MPH, Murthy, Vijaya L., MD, Rangasetty, Umamahesh C., MD, Mummadi, Rajasekhara R., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2008; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Dermatology; Diagnosis, Differential; General aspects; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Granuloma, Giant Cell - diagnosis; Granuloma, Giant Cell - drug therapy; Granuloma, Giant Cell - etiology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical disorders; Medical sciences; Medical treatment; Nose; Nose Diseases - diagnosis; Nose Diseases - drug therapy; Nose Diseases - etiology; Physical examinations; Sarcoidosis - complications; Sarcoidosis - diagnosis; Sarcoidosis - drug therapy; Skin; Skin Diseases - diagnosis; Skin Diseases - drug therapy; Skin Diseases - etiology; Medicine; Nasopharynx; Skin; Nose; Nodule
• ISSN: 0002-9343; 1555-7162
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.10.005

Dermatologic disorders, which are commonly encountered by clinicians, can sometimes be presenting features of systemic inflammatory or infectious processes. Here, Kasturi et al describe a case of a 39-year-old African-American male presented to the outpatient ear-nose-throat clinic with the chief complaint of difficulty in breathing secondary to intra-nasal swellings. Moreover, they detail the results of the physical examination and discuss the diagnosis and the management carried on this case.