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Nasal granuloma gravidarum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. P. Mcshane  and
M. A. Walsh
D. P. Mcshane*
Affiliation:
Dublin
M. A. Walsh
Affiliation:
Dublin
*
The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2Ireland
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Abstract

Nasal granuloma gravidarum is a rare condition that arises exclusively during pregnancy. It usually presents with the non-specific symptoms of nasal bleeding and obstruction though occasionally a patient may notice an intra-nasal mass herself.

Three cases of nasal granuloma gravidarum are presented to add to those previously recorded in the literature. Although the aetiology of this condition is unclear, the authors speculate that it probably represents an excessive healing response to some minor trauma sustained in a tissue primed and sensitized by pregnancy.

The management of this lesion is discussed and a simple surgical procedure described for its removal.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 9 , September 1988 , pp. 828 - 830
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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