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Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) · Jan 2009
Case ReportsNon-traumatic nasal septal abscess due to acute spheno-ethmoiditis.
- C A Righini, A Hitter, E Reyt, K Nadour, and A Karkas.
- CHU A Michallon, Pôle TCCR, Clinique Universitaire ORL, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France. CRighini@chu-grenoble.fr
- Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2009 Jan 1; 130 (4-5): 295-7.
AbstractNon-traumatic nasal septal abscesses (NSAs) are rare and those associated with acute sinusitis are even rarer. We report a case of a 12-year-old female child with NSA and complicating acute spheno-ethmoiditis that was diagnosed by physical examination and computed tomography (CT) scan. The NSA was treated by surgical incision and drainage of the abscess, endoscopic aspiration of pus from the spheno-ethmoidal recess, systemic antibiotic therapy, and nasal cleansing.
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