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.
KEY WORDS
Rhinoscleroma - nasal septum - scleroma
