Rhinoscleroma in an immigrant from Egypt: a case report

J Travel Med. 2012 Dec;19(6):387-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00659.x. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / classification
  • Biopsy
  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Ethmoid Sinus / microbiology
  • Ethmoid Sinus / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Rhinoscleroma* / complications
  • Rhinoscleroma* / diagnosis
  • Rhinoscleroma* / drug therapy
  • Rhinoscleroma* / etiology
  • Rhinoscleroma* / physiopathology
  • Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus* / isolation & purification
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Turbinates / microbiology
  • Turbinates / pathology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents