We present a case of rhinoscleroma that were studied in a spanish patient. The location was nasal and extranasal, appearing in the larynx. The diagnosis was established by the morphological picture. A review is given of the geographical distribution of this disease and the principal diagnostic procedures are outlined with special emphasis ou the most reliable staining methods (PAS, Gram), immunofluorescence, immunoperoxydase reactions and electron microscopic study are discussed.
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