Rhinoscleroma: A French National Retrospective Study of Epidemiological and Clinical Features
Author(s) -
Loïc de Pontual,
Philippe Ovetchkine,
Diana Rodriguez,
Audrey V. Grant,
Anne Puel,
Jacinta Bustamante,
Sabine Plancoulaine,
Laurent Yona,
PierreYves Lienhart,
Danièle Dehesdin,
Michel Huerre,
Régis Tournebize,
Philippe Sansonetti,
Laurent Abel,
JeanLaurent Casanova
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/592966
Subject(s) - medicine , rhinoscleroma , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , disease , dermatology
Rhinoscleroma (RS) is a rare, chronic, granulomatous disease of the upper respiratory tract that is associated with infection with Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. RS is more common in certain geographic regions than in others, but other risk factors and the pathogenesis of RS remain unclear.
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