TITLE:
Spontaneous Nasal Septal Abscess Presenting as Complete Nasal Obstruction
AUTHORS:
Joseph Chun-Kit Chung, Athena Ting-Ka Wong, Wai-Kuen Ho
KEYWORDS:
Nasal Septum; Abscess; Emergencies
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.2 No.3,
May
24,
2013
ABSTRACT: Nasal septal abscess is
an uncommon condition, yet presents as a rhinological emergency. Its symptoms
resemble upper respiratory tract infection and the diagnosis may be missed
leading to intracranial complication and cosmetic deformity. We present a
healthy patient with idiopathic nasal septal abscess who complained of acute
complete nasal obstruction, fever and nasal pain. Common aetiologies, causative
agents, complications and management of nasal septal abscess are discussed.