Self-induced ethmoidectomy from rhinotillexomania.
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چکیده
A 53-year-old woman with a long history of compulsive nose picking (rhinotillexomania) presented with a large, self-inflicted nasal septal perforation and right-sided penetration of the ethmoidal sinus, or "ethmoidectomy."
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 18 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997