Mikulicz cell and Russell bodies are seen in
Granulomatous disease of the nose BacterialFungalUnspecified causeRhinoscleroma Syphilis TuberculosisLupusLeprosy RhinosporidiosisAspergillosis Mucormycosis CandidiasisHistoplasmosis Blastomycosis Wegner's granulomatosisNon healing midline granuloma Sarcoidosis Churg Strauss syndrome RhinoscleromaAgent - Klebsiella rhinoscleromatisSite - nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi Atrophic stageFoul smelling purulent nasal dischargeGranulomatous stage Subdermal infiltration of lower pa of external nose & upper lip - woody feelRubbery nodules - Tapir nose Cicatricial stage Stenosis of nares Distoion of upper lip Adhesions of nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx Subglottic stenosisNose deformity - Hebra nose Soft palate deformity - Gothic arch deformity Diagnosis Biopsy - infiltration of submucosa with plasma cells, lymphocytes, eosinophils, Mikulicz cells ( large foam cells with central nucleus & vacuolated cytoplasm containing causative bacilli ) & Russell bodies(homogenous eosinophilic inclusion bodies found in plasma cells)The culture of the organism Treatment - Streptomycin (1g/day) & tetracycline (2g/day) for 4 - 6 weeks (Refer: PL Dhingra, Textbook of Ear, Nose, Throat, 6thedition, pg no: 156)
Rhinoscleroma
Rhinophyma
Rhinosporidiosis
Plasma cell disorder
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