01130nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002600065653001100091653001100102653002300113653001200136653000900148653001200157653001500169100001400184700001500198700001600213700001500229245006800244300001100312490000700323520050800330022001400838       1995                            d  c1995 May10aAdult10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aBiopsy10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMyiasis10aNasal Bone1 aThami G P1 aBaruah M C1 aSharmce S C1 aBehera N K00aNasal myiasis in leprosy leading to unusual tissue destruction.  a348-500 v223 a<p>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.</p>  a0385-2407