rhinophyma
Sign in to saveRhinophyma 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Health references
- ICD-10
- L71.1 — Rhinophyma
- MedlinePlus
- Consumer health page →
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (ICD-10-CM · MedlinePlus). Not medical advice.
Research
694 papers- Rhinophyma: Prevalence, Severity, Impact and Management.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2020
- Rhinophyma: A Treatment Review.Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] · 2018
- Rhinophyma.2026
- [Treatmentof rhinophyma with laser and surgery].Ugeskrift for laeger · 2020
- Rhinophyma in Japan.International journal of dermatology · 1994
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Male predisposition
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Society
- References
- External links
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".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rhinophyma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.