Arrhinia is the congenital partial or complete absence of the nose

Human nose

The visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils...

 at birth. It is an extremely rare condition, with few reported cases in the history of modern medicine. It is generally classified as a craniofacial abnormality

Craniofacial abnormalities

Craniofacial abnormalities are congenital musculoskeletal disorders which primarily affect the cranium and facial bones.They are associated with the development of the pharyngeal arches.An example is platybasia.-External links:...

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Etymology

The word arrhinia derives from the Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 root rhinos (nose) prefixed with the Greek negation prefix a-.

Etiology

The cause of arrhinia is not known. Akkuzu's study of the literature found that all cases had presented a normal antenatal history.

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.