[A rare cause of headache: Rhinolit]

Agri. 2020 Jan;32(1):52-54. doi: 10.5505/agri.2017.03880.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

The rhinolith is massed in a mineral nugget in the nasal cavity, which is the result of the accumulation of salts around the nidus. The nidus may be endogenous or exogenous. Long-term and unilateral nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, pain and malodor are major complaints. However, sometimes, they may not show any signs for years and maybe detected incidentally during a routine examination. In this study, we present a case of giant rhinolith with headache and nasal obstruction complaints.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lithiasis / complications
  • Lithiasis / diagnosis*
  • Lithiasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Obstruction / etiology
  • Nose Diseases / complications
  • Nose Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nose Diseases / diagnostic imaging