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Anales de Otorrinolaringología Mexicana

2018, Number 2

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Otorrinolaringología 2018; 63 (2)

Rhinolithiasis, a cause of chronic rhinosinusitis

Herrera-Baltazar EM, Ordońez-Barrera AS, Montes-Sales M, Castillo R

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 76-81
PDF size: 313.46 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Rhinolithiasis is part of the differential diagnosis of a chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to medical treatment. Rhinoliths are infrequent, they are foreign bodies that are calcified by the deposit of mineral salts; the most common symptoms are unilateral nasal obstruction, unilateral mucopurulent rhinorrhea, foul smelling, epistaxis and headache, which are usually part of the clinical picture of rhinosinusitis. Generally they are unilateral, they are lodged in the floor of the nasal cavity, their diagnosis is by nasal endoscopy and the imaging studies (radiography and computed tomography) confirm the diagnosis. Its treatment is surgical extraction. A high level of suspicion is required for its diagnosis, due to the infrequent nature of the disease. This paper reports a case and makes a literature review.


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