A Curious Case of an Accented Extra Nose.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

DCH, Pediatrician, Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh India.

Published: June 2023

There have been about 60 cases of supernumerary nostril reported. We encountered a 38 weeker, male child with supernumerary nostril and midline congenital nevus which was later locally excised. The uniqueness of our case is the presence of an entirely well-formed nostril perched on top on the normal nose.

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