Abstract
Rhinoscleroma is a chronic indolent granulomatous infection of the nose and the upper respiratory tract caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis; this condition is endemic to many regions of the world including North Africa. We present a case of rhinoscleroma in a 51-year-old Egyptian immigrant with 1-month history of epistaxis. We would postulate that with increased travel from areas where rhinoscleroma is endemic to other non-endemic areas, diagnosis of this condition will become more common.
© 2012 International Society of Travel Medicine.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents* / administration & dosage
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Anti-Bacterial Agents* / classification
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Biopsy
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Epistaxis / etiology
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Ethmoid Sinus / microbiology
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Ethmoid Sinus / pathology*
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Humans
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Klebsiella pneumoniae* / drug effects
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Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
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Middle Aged
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Rhinoscleroma* / complications
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Rhinoscleroma* / diagnosis
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Rhinoscleroma* / drug therapy
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Rhinoscleroma* / etiology
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Rhinoscleroma* / physiopathology
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Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus* / isolation & purification
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
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Treatment Outcome
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Turbinates / microbiology
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Turbinates / pathology*