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Rapid Communication| Volume 33, ISSUE 2, P161-163, April 1980

Rhinophyma in a negro: Case report

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1226(80)90005-3
Rhinophyma in a negro: Case report
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      Abstract

      A case of rhinophyma in a negro patient is reported. The cause of rhinophyma and its association with acne rosacea is discussed. It is suggested that racial factors may be relevant in this incompletely understood condition.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1226(80)90005-3

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      © 1980 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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