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rhinoscleroma

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rhinoscleroma /rhi·no·scle·ro·ma/ (-sklĕ-ro´mah) a granulomatous disease, ascribed to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, involving the nose and nasopharynx; the growth forms hard patches or nodules, which tend to enlarge and are painful to the touch.
rhi·no·scle·ro·ma (rn-skl-rm)
n.
A chronic granulomatous condition involving the nose, upper lip, mouth, and upper air passages that is possibly caused by a bacterium.

rhinoscleroma
[rī′nosklirō′mə]
a chronic inflammation in the nose, spreading to the larynx and pharynx. The cause is an infection of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis.

rhinoscleroma [ri″no-sklĕ-ro´mah]
a granulomatous disease involving the nose and nasopharynx, due to infection by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, seen mainly in Egypt, Eastern Europe, and Central and South America; the growth forms hard patches or nodules, which tend to enlarge and are painful to the touch.


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The distinctive histiocytes of SHML with emperipolesis are different from histiocytes seen in a variety of other benign and malignant disorders--such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, monocytic leukemia, rhinoscleroma, juvenile xanthogranuloma, and Langerhans histiocytosis--in which phagocytosis of cells may be a prominent feature.
Pathologic Diagnosis: Rhinoscleroma Rhinoscleroma is an unusual chronic granulomatous disease of the upper airways that is caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis.
7) The differential diagnosis of nasal tuberculosis includes other granulomatous diseases such as Wegener's granulomatosis, syphilis, rhinoscleroma, rhinosporidiosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
 
 
 
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