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- Title
Recurrent Rhinolithiasis: A Case Report with Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Dogan, M.; Dogan, D.Ozdemir; Duger, C.; Polat, S.; Muderris, S.
- Abstract
Rhinolith is an uncommon nasal mass and a rare entity encountered in clinical practice. The typical symptoms of rhinolith are unilateral nasal obstruction, foul smelling purulent nasal discharge and epistaxis, crusting, swelling of nose or face, anosmia, epiphora and headache. In this report, we present a case of recurrent rhinolith manifesting as an incidental finding on dental radiographs. A 26-year old male patient with a history of long standing halitosis had an operation for rhinolith seven years previously. Rhinolith in the right nasal cavity was diagnosed on rigid endoscopic examination. Rhinolith was removed by using a rigid nasal endoscope under local anaesthesia. To our knowledge, recurrence of rhinolith has not been described previously in the literature.
- Subjects
NOSE diseases; DISEASE relapse; SYMPTOMS; NOSEBLEED; DISEASE incidence; SYSTEMATIC reviews
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2012, Vol 61, Issue 7, p760
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Article