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Nasal Myiasis in Leprosy Leading to Unusual Tissue Destruction
Author(s) -
Thami Gurvinder Pal,
Baruah Manik Chandra,
Sharmce Subhash Chondee,
Behera Niranjan Kumar
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1995.tb03401.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , asymptomatic , myiasis , dermatology , lepromatous leprosy , nose , perforation , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , surgery , biology , botany , materials science , larva , metallurgy , punching , physics , thermodynamics
Nasal mucosal involvement is a constant feature in lepromatous leprosy (1). Granulomatous infiltration of nasal mucosa and consequent sensory loss may result in atrophic rhinitis and or painless ulceration, which is usually asymptomatic except for later complications of epistaxis, septal perforation, inflammation, and/or myiasis in long neglected patients. An unusual destruction of nasal architecture mimicking cancrum oris caused by myiasis in lepromatous leprosy is described for its rarity.