Loss of columella and septum from an unusual form of child abuse. Case report.
Two children suffered injuries of the nasal columella and septum because, since infancy, their mother had obsessively scoured the nasal secretions from their noses with a metal Kirby grip. The reconstruction of the columellar loss in one child is described.
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*