Baba Yaga's nose or what is rhinophyma

Rinofima – a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin of the nose, manifested precisely by its increase and disfigurement. Despite the fact that the disease is quite rare, and it affects mainly older men, there is a high probability of malignancy of rhinophyma, therefore, such a dangerous condition requires doctors to be aware of the methods & nbsp; its prevention and treatment.

One step from rosacea to rhinophyma: the causes of the disease

Rhinophyma is the next stage of such a disease as rosacea. Rosacea – This is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands of the skin of the nose, the main symptom of which is the appearance of red dense nodules on the skin of the nose. The main causes of rosacea are neuroendocrine disorders, angiopathy, as well as any disruption of the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.  In some cases, microscopic examination of scrapings from the skin of the nose reveals a specific iron mite, which is also one of the etiological factors of rosacea. Against the background of a weakened immunity of the body, alcohol abuse, too much hypothermia or overheating of the skin of the nose, rosacea passes into the next stage – rhinophyma. Given the etiological factors,

Clinical presentation of rosacea and rhinophyma

In the initial period of the disease, reddish dense nodules appear on the skin of the nose, the favorite place of localization of which is the cartilaginous part of the external nose. In the same areas, there is an expansion of the vessels of the skin of the nose. In the future, against the background of the influence of predisposing factors, there is an increase in the size of the nodules and the growth of all layers of the skin of the nose in the form of a uniform or lobular outgrowth. Often the growth has a heterogeneous bumpy surface, sometimes three bumps can appear on the skin of the nose, directed anteriorly and to the sides of the nose. The color of the mound is bluish-purple or pale pink, it can reach 8 cm in diameter. It is these tubercles that are called rhinophyma, nasal fungi or pineal nose.

Treatment and prevention of rosacea and rhinophyma

Treatment of nasal skin disease directly depends on its stage. With rosacea, conservative therapy is prescribed, aimed at restoring microcirculation in the skin of the nose and normalizing the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Anti-inflammatory drugs and local therapy are also prescribed in the form of boric, metronidazole and other lotions and ointments. With rhinophyma, surgical treatment of the skin disease of the nose is indicated. Under local anesthesia, the patient is removed hypertrophied areas of the skin of the nose to the entire depth of the thickening without the growth layer. In the process of healing, the regeneration of the skin of the nose occurs from the edges of the wound, so there is no rough scarring on the skin of the nose. Timely conservative treatment of rosacea, and the elimination of predisposing factors, will protect against the development of such a nose skin disease as rhinophyma.