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.