rhinophyma
Rhinophyma is a condition causing development of a large, bulbous nose associated with granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea. The condition is most common in older white males.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Rhinophyma
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- "Whiskey nose," "gin blossom," "potato nose."
- Medical condition (new).alt
- Painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio of an old man with rhinophyma in red robes, looking at his toddler-aged grandson.
- Medical condition (new).caption
- An Old Man and His Grandson, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dermatology, ENT
- Medical condition (new).image
- Ghirlandaio, Domenico - An Old Man and His Grandson - Louvre - Google Art Project.jpg
- Medical condition (new).onset
- 50+
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Rosacea
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Basal cell carcinoma, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, metastatic lung cancer, granuloma eosinophilicum, leishmaniasis.
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Surgery, ablation, laser treatment
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- Male predisposition
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Rhinophyma is a condition causing development of a large, bulbous nose associated with granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea. The condition is most common in older white males.
Colloquial terms for the rhinophyma include "whiskey nose", "gin blossom", "toros nose", and "potato nose".