EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Background: Foreign bodies in nasal cavities and sinuses are unusual clinical conditions and they can cause chronic sinusitis by mucosal irritation. These findings are very known and documented of in pediatric population.

Aims: To report a rare case of foreign bodies in nasal cavity in adult patient without any memory of insertion of this body or facial trauma.

Case Report: A case of 41-year-old female patient with chronic nasal obstruction and purulent rhinorrhea revealing an unusual foreign body as cause of chronic sinusitis. The patient has no memory of insertion of this body or facial trauma and denied any facial trauma or psychiatric disorders. The diagnosis was suspected on endoscopic findings and confirmed by paranasal sinus computed tomography. The foreign body was removed via endoscopic approach and identified as a wood stick.

Conclusion: Nasal foreign bodies are an integral part of the differential diagnosis for rhinosinusitis, mainly when sinusitis occurs unilaterally. Psychiatric disorders must be considered in adult without any memory of insertion or facial trauma.

 Keywords: Adult; Chronic Rhinosinusitis; CT Scan; Endoscopy Removal; Foreign Body; Wood Stick; No Memory of Insertion or Facial Trauma

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