Rhinoscleroma is due to which infection?: (A) Viral, (B) Bacterial, (C) Fungal, (D) None
Answer is B. Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by a gram-negative bacillus called Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis or Frisch bacillus. In India, it is more often in the nohern pas than in the southern pas. (Ref: PL DHINGRA diseases of ear, nose and throat, 7th edition page no 175)