A Case of Myospherulosis in the Nasal Septum

Myospherulosis is an unusual foreign-body reaction usually occuring in tisue exposed to petrolatum-based products. Since the he lesions described by Kyriakos were located in the paranasal sinuses, nose, middle ear, or upper eyelid. However, there had not been any cases of myospherulosis reported in Korea. We report a case of myospherulosis in the nasal septum with a review of the related literature. (Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2008 ;51:673-6)