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Case Reports
. 2011 Aug;85(2):195-6.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0197.

Nasal fish tank granuloma: an uncommon cause for epistaxis

Wan-Ling Ho  1 , Wen-Yu Chuang, An-Jing Kuo, Kai-Chieh Chan
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Case Reports

Nasal fish tank granuloma: an uncommon cause for epistaxis

Wan-Ling Ho et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Aug.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Anterior rhinoscopy revealed a granulomatous lesion with active oozing (arrow) on the right nasal septum. Inferior turbinate was identified as an asterisk.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Histopathology of the specimen disclosed acid-fast bacilli (arrow) with the granulation inflammation.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Mycobacterium marinum clones on Middlebrook 7H11 agar plates showed the photochromogenic characteristic, which are white when grown in the dark (A) and turn a brilliant yellow soon after exposure to light (B).
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