[Rhinoscleroma: two cases in Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso].
BACKGROUND
Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous infection of the respiratory tract due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis (K. rhinoscleromatis).


METHODS
We observed two cases of rhinoscleroma in the Souro-Sanou university hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, over a 9-year period (2009 to 2010).


RESULTS
A 19-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman both consulted with obstructive granuloma of the nasal fossae; one also had a velar localization. The treatment consisted of surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy (ciprofloxacin). Good results followed the surgery. On follow-up after two and one and a half years, we observed no relapse.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of rhinoscleroma should be considered for any obstructive tumor of the nasal fossae. Histopathological examination contributes to the diagnosis.
CHU Souro-Sanou, service ORL, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. apelola@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D002050:Burkina Faso; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012226:Rhinoscleroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
Burkina Faso; rhinoscleroma