Juvenile angiofibroma
JNA
Facts
:
Benign growth that is capable of eroding and locally invading
History / PE
:
Nasal obstruction
Visible nasal mass
Epistaxis
Treatment
:
Treatment is only required if the angiofibroma is enlarging, obstructing the airway, or causing chronic nosebleeds
Differential Diagnosis
:
Reactive nasal
polyps
(obstruction rather than bleeding)
Cocaine
abuse
Wegener's granulomatosis
July 28th 2010
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Pediatrics
Surgery
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