title: A bolt from the blew: rhinolith in the nose for more than 80 years.
abstract: Rhinoliths are calcareous concretions that are formed by the deposition of salts on an intranasal foreign body over a number of years. We describe a rare case of rhinolithiasis, whereby a small foreign body has been lodged in a man's nasal cavity for over 80 years. He presented to the ear, nose and throat clinic with a sore throat and an incidental finding of a rhinolith was made which was confirmed by x-ray. This was managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, UK. dr.moshebli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad Shebli
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kermanshahi
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jassar
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002137:Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009666:Nose; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*