title: Self-induced ethmoidectomy from rhinotillexomania.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman with a long history of compulsive nose picking (rhinotillexomania) presented with a large, self-inflicted nasal septal perforation and right-sided penetration of the ethmoidal sinus, or "ethmoidectomy."
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, 13210, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Sanford
mesh_terms: D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed