A Note on the Geographical Distribution of Scleroma

Two cases of scleroma in Iran

“…Wahi and Misra (1964) describe a scleroma belt on the Eurasian continent, extending from Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Rumania, on the northern and southern coast of the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the Central Asiatic Soviet Republics, from there to India and the Indonesian archipelago. No cases had been recorded from Iran and Afghanistan, which was attributed to the high altitude of large parts of these countries (Wahi and Misra, 1964).…”

“…Wahi and Misra (1964) collected 85 cases from the literature before 1941 and added 30 of their own. Another 50 cases have been reported since.…”

The changing pattern of granulomas of the upper respiratory tract

“…Eastern Czechoslovakia, Roumania and Hungary are other countries where the disease was more common until the advent of antibiotics and a stricter bacteriological and public health control of the patients. Wahi and Misra (1964) have described a scleroma belt on the Eurasian continent. It is also common in Egypt, India and Pakistan, Guatemala, Celebes, but may occur practically in any climate.…”