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Rhinotillexomania Manifesting as Empty Nose Syndrome
Eve Tranchito1, Nipun Chhabra2,3,4
1Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.
Objectives:
To highlight a severe case of rhinotillexomania (compulsive nasal picking) and its potential to manifest as empty nose syndrome (ENS).
Methods:
A single case report with the presentation and management of a patient with severe rhinotillexomania who presented with chronic obstructive symptoms. We review the current literature on rhinotillexomania and ENS.
Results:
This patient's manifestations mimic the obstructive symptoms of ENS, despite widely patent nasal passages.
Conclusion:
This is the first report of rhinotillexomania manifesting with features of ENS.
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