title: Arhinia.
abstract: We report here a case of arhinia with its complete manifestation, which is a very rare congenital abnormality. The newborn had complete absence of external nose with that area being totally flat and firm on palpation. A tracheostomy was performed on this child as the parents insisted on early discharge from the hospital without any reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. SK and KS Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India. nnm@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Neeraj N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bothra
authors.forename: Anila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chadha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy