noun
- a chronic granulomatous infection of the nose and respiratory tract caused by the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with scleroma after presenting with chronic nasal congestion.
- Scleroma is endemic in certain parts of Central Europe and Asia.
- The characteristic Mikulicz cells helped confirm the diagnosis of scleroma.
- Treatment of scleroma typically involves long-term antibiotic therapy.
- Scleroma can cause progressive destruction of nasal tissues if left untreated.