Rhinoliths: an unusual diagnosis of nasal obstruction.

نویسندگان

  • Rami G El Hage
  • Charbel Nassif
  • Simon J Rassi
چکیده

In our modern medical practice, rhinoliths are a rare occurrence, but they ought to be considered in the differential diagnosis of a long-standing nasal obstruction. They are known to cause unilateral nasal discharge, facial pain, headache, epistaxis, and nasal obstruction. We present two cases that we encountered in our practice, and discuss them with a review of the existing literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Le Journal medical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal

دوره 62 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014