Large rhinolith causing nasal obstruction

Rhinoliths are calcified masses located in the nasal cavity and may cause symptoms such as nasal obstruction, fetid odour and facial pain. They are usually diagnosed incidentally on radiographic examinations or depending on the symptoms. In this paper we report a 27-year-old Caucasian woman with a c...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2015-03, Vol.2015, p.bcr2014208260
Main Authors: Dincer Kose, Onur, Kose, Taha Emre, Erdem, Mehmet Ali, Cankaya, Abdulkadir Burak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Calcification
Europe (East)
Facial Pain - etiology
Female
Humans
Lithiasis - complications
Lithiasis - diagnostic imaging
Lithiasis - surgery
Nasal Obstruction - etiology
Nose
Nose Diseases - complications
Nose Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Nose Diseases - surgery
Olfaction Disorders - etiology
Pain
Radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
White
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Summary:Rhinoliths are calcified masses located in the nasal cavity and may cause symptoms such as nasal obstruction, fetid odour and facial pain. They are usually diagnosed incidentally on radiographic examinations or depending on the symptoms. In this paper we report a 27-year-old Caucasian woman with a calcified mass in the right nasal cavity causing nasal obstruction, anosmia and facial pain. The calcified mass was removed by endonasal approach.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-208260