A Rare Case of Rosacea Rhinophyma in an African Patient

Abstract

Rosacea rhinophyma is an extremely rare entity in the African population; only 4 cases have been reported to date. We report the case of a 72-year-old African man, with a 4 year history of an enlarging nodular mass on the nose. Examination led to the diagnosis of rosacea rhinophyma. A shave procedure using a scalpel was used to excise the phymatous tissue and histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of rosacea rhinophyma. The patient healed well by epithelialization and was discharged on the 5th day. He was very satisfied with the immediate cosmetic result, however, he defaulted long-term follow-up. We report the first case of rosacea rhinophyma in an African patient in sub-Saharan Africa, and the fifth in the published literature

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