Arrhinia

Arhinia
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Synonyms	Nasal agenesis
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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.<ref name=Albernaz>Albernaz, Vanessa,

 Congenital Arhinia, 
 American Journal of Neuroradiology, 
 
 Vol. 17(Issue: 7),
 pp. 1312–1314,
 
 PMID: 8871717,
 
 
 Full text,</ref>  It is generally classified as a craniofacial abnormality.

Cause

The cause of arrhinia is not known.<ref name=Albernaz/><ref name=Akkuzu>Akkuzu, Guzin,

 Congenital partial arhinia: a case report, 
 Journal of Medical Case Reports, 
 
 Vol. 1(Issue: 1),
 pp. 97,
 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-97,
 PMID: 17883831,
 PMC: 2064923,</ref>  Akkuzu's study of the literature found that all cases had presented a normal antenatal history.<ref name=Akkuzu/>

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.<ref name=Akkuzu/>

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• Arrhinia

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