VARIANT PRESENTATION OF RHINOSCLEROMA: A CASE REPORT
The name rhinoscleroma was first used by Von hebra Kaposi. Most frequently effected chronic granulomatous lesion of the respiratory mucosa is rhinoscleroma. It mostly effects middle aged females. Commonly nose is involved spreading the disease to the other parts of the upper respiratory tract like larynx, nasopharynx, trachea and bronchi and sometimes maxillary antrum and orbit. It should be differentiated from other chronic granulomatous lesions like syphilis, midline granulomas and malignant lesions of the nose. Early diagnosis, surgical and medical treatment is likely to decrease the morbidity of the disease.