Case Report

A Rare Cause of Recurrent Sinusitis and Ethmoid Sinüs Stone: A Case Report

10.5152/imj.2014.63496

  • Doğan Atan
  • Mehmet Ali Çetin
  • Aykut İkincioğulları
  • Sabri Köseoğlu
  • Serdar Ensari
  • Hacı Hüseyin Dere

İstanbul Med J 2014;15(2):137-139

Stones in the nose and the paranasal sinuses are generally called rhinolithiasis. They are caused by the accumulation of mineral salts around foreign bodies. Buttons, fruits, beans, beads, cloth, and gauze pad are the foreign bodies that can be seen in the nose. In this article, a patient who had a foreign body, like a stone, in the ethmoid sinus area is discussed.

Keywords: Paranasal sinus, foreign bodies, rhinolithiasis