title: Scleroma in Uganda: a review of 85 cases.
abstract: Biopsy and autopsy protocols revealed that between 1972 and 1981, 85 cases of scleroma were diagnosed in Uganda. The disease was found to affect females more than males, and was found to be more common in the middle aged. Scleroma occurred in the nose in 96% of cases and presented commonly at a late stage. The disease was found commonly among the tribes of south western Uganda and Itesot in the east. Possible factors associated with the distribution of this disease in Uganda are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wabinga
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wamukota
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mugerwa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012226:Rhinoscleroma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology