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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;43(2):219-21.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.73465.

Septal rhinoscleroma

Mohamed A Shoeib  1
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Case Reports

Septal rhinoscleroma

Mohamed A Shoeib. Indian J Plast Surg. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous condition of the nose and other structures of the upper respiratory tract. Infection by the bacterium Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is said to be the cause. A female patient aged 45 years, presented with a past history of trauma to the nose and swelling on her nose since last 1 year. There was nasal asymmetry and internal nasal examination showed a septal swelling protruding to the right nasal cavity with hypertrophied nasal mucosa and inferior turbinate. Open tip rhinoplasty approach was used to excise the mass, which examined pathologically revealing a rhinoscleroma, fibrotic infiltrative stage.

Keywords: Rhinoscleroma; nasal septum; scleroma.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Preoperative views of the patient, showing the swelling both internally and externally
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative pictures of the swelling arising from the septum (a) and after excision (b)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Post operative views of the patient at 6 months
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