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17269524

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Ulceration of the nose may be inadvertently induced by the patient. Although trigeminal trophic syndrome is an uncommon cause of chronic ulcers, healthcare providers should consider the possibility of this disorder when encountering a patient with nasal ulcerations. Trigeminal trophic syndrome most commonly occurs in older women following therapy for trigeminal neuralgia. The ulcers usually involve the nasal ala and paranasal areas. The clinical vignette of a man with a self-induced nasal ulcer secondary to trigeminal trophic syndrome, which was initially suspected to be skin cancer, is presented. Since nasal ulcerations can be secondary to other conditions, a lesional biopsy should be performed to exclude other diagnoses when trigeminal trophic syndrome is entertained. In addition to trigeminal trophic syndrome, the differential diagnosis of conditions that can cause nasal ulcers include factitial disorders with self-induced ulcerations (such as dermatitis artifacta and neurotic excoriations), granulomatous conditions, infectious diseases, malignancy, and pyoderma gangrenosum. Treatment of trigeminal trophic syndrome requires prevention of digital manipulation of the lesion-either by occluding contact with the ulcer, initiating psychotropic medication, or both. Psychiatric and/or pharmacologic intervention should be considered to reduce or resolve further habitual self-inflicted injury before surgical intervention.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
43-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Trigeminal trophic syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports