<prompt> 9.Atropic dry nasal mucosa,extensive encrustations with woody hard external nose is suggestive of:RhinosporidiosisRhinoscleromaAtrophic rhinitisCarcinoma of nose  <response>: Rhinoscleroma: In a patient presenting with atrophic dry nasal mucosa, extensive crustig and woody hard external nose. Ref Dhingra 6e p 156 