Catalog

Rhinoscleroma

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Rhinoscleroma – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1053615368

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous infection of the nose and other structures of the upper respiratory tract by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, a subspecies of Klebsiella pneumoniae. It typically presents with an intranasal nodule causing nasal obstruction or chronic rhinitis.