title: Posttraumatic rhinolith.
abstract: Rhinolith, calcified concretion of a nidus within the nasal cavity, is a possible diagnosis for certain patients with densely mineralized lesions that appear benign and without bone destruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Quint
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed