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There is evidence that rhinoscleroma, sometimes simply called scleroma, was known to the Amerindians of pre-Colombian America. The definitive descriptions were made by Hebra and Kaposi (Kohn) in the 1870s, at which time endemic areas were found in Galesia, other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Russia. In more recent times, cases have been reported in China, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Indonesia, and North America. At present, the highest incidence seems to be in Venezuela and parts of Central America. Sporadic cases of this multilating disease probably may be found in any part of the world.
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Pettit, J.H.S., Parish, L.C. (1984). Rhinoscleroma. In: Manual of Tropical Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8292-8_16
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