Demolition Site: Rhinotillexomania

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Demolition Site: Rhinotillexomania Roland Giger, MD, Lluís Nisa, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 1, Pages 48-49 (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.003 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The patient had a saddle nose. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 48-49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.003) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Computed tomography of the midface displayed the empty nasal cavity. The asterisk denotes the missing septum, while the arrowheads indicate opened ethmoidal sinuses. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 48-49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.003) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The patient ultimately admitted to excessive nose picking. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 48-49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.003) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions