phyma

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Introduction

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

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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