Irfan M, Hasme Zam H, Mohd Khairi Md
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Malays Fam Physician. 2012 Apr 30;7(1):28-30. eCollection 2012.
The incidence of rhinolith is by far very low compared to the nasal foreign bodies, especially in adult. Foreign body (FB) in the nostril will lead to unilateral nasal symptom which can start with nasal obstruction or discomfort. In younger children, they may miss to report the problem to the parents but, later on, the FB will manifest itself with unilateral nasal discharge, which at most of the time fouls smells. We report a case of a healthy adult female who presented with unilateral foul smelly nasal discharge which later was diagnosed as rhinolith, with rubber-tip pencil eraser as the nidus of calcification.
与鼻腔异物相比，鼻石症的发病率目前非常低，尤其是在成年人中。鼻孔内的异物会导致单侧鼻腔症状，起初可能是鼻塞或不适。在年幼儿童中，他们可能不会向父母报告这个问题，但之后，异物会表现为单侧鼻分泌物，大多数时候会有恶臭。我们报告一例健康成年女性病例，该患者出现单侧恶臭鼻分泌物，后来被诊断为鼻石症，钙化灶为橡皮头铅笔橡皮擦。
