INTRANASAL ECTOPIC TOOTH PRESENTING AS RHINOLITH - A RARE CASE REPORT.

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Utkal Priyadarshi Mishra,
3rd Year Postgraduate Resident,
Department of ENT, VSS Medical College,
Burla-768017, Sambalpur, Odisha.
E-mail: drutkal.mishra@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

Rhinoliths are formed by calcareous deposition over an intranasal foreign body. They are very commonly found in children and young adults. The commonest presentation is unilateral nasal bleeding and foul smelling nasal discharge. It should be suspected when patient presents with nasal obstruction and found to have stony mass on examination. Teeth are defined as ectopic when they erupt in regions other than their natural positions. It is very rare that rhinolith can form over an ectopic tooth. Here we present the case of a 19-year-old male patient with rhinolith in left nasal cavity developed over ectopic tooth, which was removed by endoscopic approach.

KEYWORDS

Rhinolith, Ectopic Tooth, Nasal Foreign Body, Epistaxis.