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phyma

Disfiguring deformity or tumor resulting from chronic inflammation, connective tissue hypertrophy with collagen deposition & diffuse sebaceous gland hypertrophy, as in severe cases of rosacea.

Related

rosacea sebaceous gland

Specific

rhinophyma

General

skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1003
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995