Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Jan 2019)

Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis: A case report with review of literature

  • Amruta Ashok Patil,
  • Sagar Jaywantrao More

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_30_18
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 69 – 71

Abstract

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Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis (EAF) is a rare benign condition mainly affecting the nasal cavity. It has characteristic histopathological features as eosinophil-rich perivascular onion skin-like fibrosis. Ours was an interesting case of the right nasal cavity mass in middle-aged male who presented with nasal obstruction. Histopathological features were characteristic of EAF. Treatment with excision of lesion and corticosteroids had no recurrence on 6-month follow-up.

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