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Case Reports
. 2012 Nov 27:2012:bcr-2012-007322.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007322.

A bolt from the blew: rhinolith in the nose for more than 80 years

Mohammad Shebli Kermanshahi  1 , Patrick Jassar
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Case Reports

A bolt from the blew: rhinolith in the nose for more than 80 years

Mohammad Shebli Kermanshahi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Rhinoliths are calcareous concretions that are formed by the deposition of salts on an intranasal foreign body over a number of years. We describe a rare case of rhinolithiasis, whereby a small foreign body has been lodged in a man's nasal cavity for over 80 years. He presented to the ear, nose and throat clinic with a sore throat and an incidental finding of a rhinolith was made which was confirmed by x-ray. This was managed conservatively.

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Figure 1
Lateral facial x-ray. Rhinolith in the floor of the nasal cavity.
Figure 2
Figure 2
AP facial x-ray. Rhinolith in the left nasal cavity.
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