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Congenital Arhinia: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

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Congenital absence of nose (Arhinia) is extremely rare. A male baby was born at term via uncomplicated vaginal delivery and presented with complete arhinia, bilateral microphthalmia, lower eyelid coloboma and feeding difficulty. Reconstructive surgery was postponed until preschool age. On follow up at 1 year of age baby is feeding liquid and semisolid food and growing well.

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Dr. Uttam Mondal: Diagnosis, work up and management of the case, Dr. Rameshwar Prasad: management and follow up of the case, review of literature and preparation of final manuscript.

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  1. Department of Neonatology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, 700020, India

    Uttam Mondal & Rameshwar Prasad

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Mondal, U., Prasad, R. Congenital Arhinia: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 68, 537–539 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-016-1009-x

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