title: Supernumerary nostril with congenital cataract.
abstract: Supernumerary nostril is a very rare congenital anomaly. It can be unilateral or bilateral, and it sometimes occurs in the presence of other congenital deformities. Behind the external opening of a supernumerary nostril is a small accessory nasal cavity, which may or may not communicate with the normal nasal cavity on the same side. We describe a new case in which the supernumerary nostril with a small accessory nasal cavity, which did not communicate with the normal nasal cavity on the same side, appeared in a young girl who also had microcornea and congenital cataract. The accessory nasal cavity was successfully removed surgically. We believe that this case may represent the first reported case of a supernumerary nostril with a congenital cataract on the same side. We also discuss the hypotheses that have been proposed to explain supernumerary nostrils.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Calcutta National Medical College, Calcutta, India. sinha_ramanuj@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Ramanuj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Saumik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sikder
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Utpal Kumar
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Bit
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery