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Rhinoscleroma: a growing concern in the United States? Mayo Clinic experience.

Mayo Clin Proc. 1993 Dec;68(12):1151-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94066571
Andraca R; Edson RS; Kern EB; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic Rochester,; Minnesota 55905.

Abstract: Rhinoscleroma is a chronic, progressive, granulomatous infection of the upper airways caused by the bacterium Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. Although most cases occur in developing countries, recent immigration patterns have led to an increasing number of patients with rhinoscleroma in the United States. Rhinoscleroma may mimic various inflammatory and neoplastic processes, including leprosy, paracoccidioidomycosis, sarcoidosis, basal cell carcinoma, and Wegener's granulomatosis. Current therapy consists of a combination of surgical debridement and prolonged antimicrobial therapy. Rhinoscleroma should be added to the list of opportunistic infections that can occur in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.
Keywords: Adult Antibiotics/THERAPEUTIC USE Case Report Combined Modality Therapy Debridement Diagnosis, Differential Female Human Male Retrospective Studies Rhinoscleroma/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultantibiotics/therapeuticusecasereportcombinedmodalitytherapydebridementdiagnosis,differentialfemalehumanmaleretrospectivestudiesrhinoscleroma/diagnosis/KWDepidemiology/therapyunitedstates/epidemiologyjournalarticle
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