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Descriptor English: Rhinophyma
Descriptor Spanish: Rinofima
Descriptor rinofima
Scope note: Manifestación severa de ROSÁCEA que produce gran crecimiento de la nariz y que se da principalmente en hombres. Se origina por hipertrofia de las glándulas sebáceas y del tejido conectivo que lo rodea. La nariz está enrojecida y marcada con numerosas telangiectasias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rinofima
Descriptor French: Rhinophyma
Entry term(s): Rhinophymas
Tree number(s): C17.800.716.500
C17.800.794.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012224
Scope note: A manifestation of severe ROSACEA resulting in significant enlargement of the NOSE and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the SEBACEOUS GLANDS and surrounding CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The nose is reddened and marked with TELANGIECTASIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ROSACEA 1975-90
Online Note: search ROSACEA 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ROSACEA 1975-90
DeCS ID: 12635
Unique ID: D012224
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Rhinophyma - Preferred
Concept UI M0019024
Scope note A manifestation of severe ROSACEA resulting in significant enlargement of the NOSE and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the SEBACEOUS GLANDS and surrounding CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The nose is reddened and marked with TELANGIECTASIS.
Preferred term Rhinophyma
Entry term(s) Rhinophymas



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