LUPUS PERNIO WITH INVOLVEMENT OF NASAL CAVITY AND MAXILLARY SINUS

Histological demonstration of sarcoidosis affecting the paranasal sinu s is rare in the clinical practice. In this paper, we present a case w ith a diagnosis of lupus pernio with extensive involvement of the nasa l cavity and the right maxillary sinus, Long before being diagnosed as having lupus pernio, the patient had had a long history of nasal obst ruction and had been treated surgically without success on 3 occasions , The literature on the topic is reviewed.