The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction

المؤلفون المشاركون

Brehmer, Detlef
Riemann, Randolf

المصدر

Case Reports in Medicine

العدد

المجلد 2010، العدد 2010 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2010)، ص ص. 1-4، 4ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2010-06-17

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

4

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الملخص EN

Rhinoliths are mineralised foreign bodies in the nasal cavity that are a chance finding at anterior rhinoscopy.

Undiscovered, they grow appreciably in size and can cause a foul-smelling nasal discharge and breathing problems.

Giant nasal stones are now a very rare occurrence, since improved diagnostic techniques, such as endoscopic/microscopic rhinoscopy, now make it possible to identify foreign bodies at an early stage of development.

We report the case of a 37-year-old patient who, at the age of 5-6 years, introduced a foreign body, probably a stone, into his right nasal cavity.

On presentation, he complained of difficulty in breathing through the right nostril that had persisted for the last 10 years.

For the past four years a strong fetid smell from the nose had been apparent to those in his vicinity.

Under general anaesthesia, the stone was removed in toto from the right nasal cavity.

The possible genesis of the rhinolith is discussed, our case compared with those described in the literature, and possible differential diagnoses are considered.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Brehmer, Detlef& Riemann, Randolf. 2010. The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502813

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Brehmer, Detlef& Riemann, Randolf. The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502813

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Brehmer, Detlef& Riemann, Randolf. The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502813

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-502813