A Patient Presented with the following . What is the etiopathogenesis of the disease process ?
Correct Answer: Sebaceous gland hyperophy
Description: Rhinophyma is a skin condition affecting the nose in which the skin is thickened and the sebaceous (oil) glands are enlarged. The skin appears skin coloured or red and often has prominent blood vessels, which may be thin and red (telangiectasia) or larger and purplish in hue (venulectasia). Ref : Dhingra 9th ed
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