Arrhinia

Arhinia is the congenital partial or complete absence of the nose at birth. It is an extremely rare condition, with few reported cases in the history of modern medicine.[1] It is generally classified as a craniofacial abnormality.

Arhinia
Other namesNasal agenesis
Neonate with partial arhinia.
Pronunciation
  • /əˈrɪniə/ or /əˈrniə/
SpecialtyMedical genetics 

Cause

The cause of arrhinia is not known.[1][2] Akkuzu's study of the literature found that all cases had presented a normal antenatal history.[2]

Diagnosis

Treatment

Treatment focuses on identifying the nature of the anomalies through various imaging methods, including MRI and CAT scan, and surgical correction to the extent possible.[2]

References

  1. Albernaz, Vanessa; Mauricio Castillo; Suresh K. Mukherji; Ismail H. Ihmeidan (30 October 2005). "Congenital Arhinia" (PDF). American Journal of Neuroradiology. 17 (7): 1312–1314. PMID 8871717.
  2. Akkuzu, Guzin; Babur Akkuzu; Erdinc Aydin; Murat Derbent; Levent Ozluoglu (20 September 2007). "Congenital partial arhinia: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1 (1): 97. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-97. PMC 2064923. PMID 17883831.

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