01224nas a2200325 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653000900078653001100087653001100098653001200109653001600121653001700137653001800154653002700172100002200199700001400221700001300235700001600248700002500264700001600289245009800305856008000403300001000483490000700493050002400500520036000524022001400884 2004 d c2004 Dec10aCartilage Diseases10aFace10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aNasal Septum10aNose Diseases10aPigmentation Disorders1 aRodríguez-Sola M1 aEsteban F1 aMoreno R1 aBenaixa J P1 aGonzález-Pérez J M1 aBarrón F J00a[Patient with rhinorrea, destruction of nasal cartilage and hypochronic lesions of the skin]. uhttp://acta.otorrinolaringol.esp.medynet.com/textocompleto/acta_ing10/8.pdf a491-40 v55 aRODRIGUEZ-SOLA 20043 a

The leprosy is a chronic illness caused by M. leprae, which affects mucosa mainly at the level of the nasal region. The important destruction of the bone produces the facies leonina. We present the case of a patient with nasal leprosy, describing the clinical characteristics and the diagnostic and therapeutic methods that were carried out on her.

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