Okoth-Olende C A, Bjerregaard B
Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat.
East Afr Med J. 1990 Apr;67(4):231-6.
Scleroma is a chronic granulomatous disease reported from many parts of the world. 5% of the cases are located in Africa. Ten cases of scleroma histologically diagnosed at the Department of Human Pathology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi are reported. Four of the 10 cases were males and six were females. They were aged between 18 and 53 years. The patients came from highland areas in Central and Western Kenya where an endemic focus may well exist.
硬结病是一种在世界许多地区都有报道的慢性肉芽肿性疾病。5%的病例位于非洲。本文报告了在内罗毕肯雅塔国家医院人类病理科经组织学诊断的10例硬结病病例。10例病例中4例为男性，6例为女性。他们的年龄在18至53岁之间。这些患者来自肯尼亚中部和西部的高地地区，很可能存在地方性疫源地。
