Nasal reconstruction with costal cartilage autograft in leprosy

Abstract

Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin, mucosa and peripheral nerves, which often leads to gross distortion of the nasal skeleton and consequent formation of a saddle nose deformity. The destruction of the nasal septum and nasal bones by Mycobacterium leprae and subsequent infection is still seen regularly in endemic areas. The reconstruction of the nose has challenged surgeons for centuries, and different procedures have been proposed and developed.