Rhinoscleroma
is
a
chronic
granulomatous
condition
of
the
nose
____________________
other
structures
of
the
upper
respiratory
tract
.
Rhinoscleroma
____________________
a
result
of
infection
by
the
bacterium
Klebsiella
rhinoscleromatis
.
The
Polish
surgeon
Johann
von
Mikulich
in
Wroclaw
____________________
the
histologic
features
in
1877
;
von
Frisch
____________________
the
organism
in
1882
.
In
1932
,
Belinov
proposed
the
____________________
of
the
term
scleroma
respiratorium
because
the
pathologic
____________________
in
rhinosclerosis
may
involve
not
only
the
upper
airways
but
also
the
lower
airways
.
In
1961
,
Steffen
and
Smith
demonstrated
that
K
rhinoscleromatis
conformed
to
Koch's
postulates
and
that
it
____________________
an
etiologic
factor
in
the
inflammatory
changes
typical
of
____________________
.
The
occurrence
of
familial
disease
suggests
that
genetic
____________________
of
the
host
response
to
K
rhinoscleromatis
may
be
an
important
factor
____________________
endemic
areas
.
Rhinoscleroma
is
a
chronic
infectious
disease
of
____________________
countries
.
