A rare case of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the septum in a female child.

BACKGROUND

Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare but distinct clinical entity, different from juvenile angiofibroma.

METHODS

This clinical record elucidates the only case of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma arising from the septum in a female child, who presented with epistaxis.

RESULTS

The histopathological diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry, and the case was managed surgically with no recurrence.

CONCLUSION

In a female paediatric patient presenting with epistaxis, extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (of the inferior turbinate) is a rare albeit important differential diagnosis, as it challenges the hormonal theory of angiofibroma aetiopathogenesis.