[2 cases of unilateral nasal obstruction related to rhinolithiasis].
Authors report two cases of 31 and 42 year old women who for many years had a unilateral nasal obstruction: first case due to a large polyp, second one due to a mucosal inflammation but both caused by a rhinolithiasis. The latter is formed over several years around a vegetable seed or a piece of material neglected since childhood. The rhinolithiasis is a calcareous concretion formed in layers visible by X-rays. This type of growth is usually enhanced by weak economic development of certain countries.
Moulonguet
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Service O.R.L., Hôpital Principal, Dakar, Sénégal.
Brette
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Monteil
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JP
D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
Deux cas d'obstruction nasale unilatérale liée à une rhinolithiase.