ONLINE REPOSITORY OF CASES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DISEASES
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Q1: Nasal deformity
Nasal deformity
This is a middle-aged construction worker who had a septal abscess drained 2 weeks prior to this photo. What type of deformity do you see in his external nose?
And yes, also to the second answer - it is due to necrosis of the nasal septum, enough to compromise the supporting struts to the external nose structure.
Other causes (besides a septal hematoma/abscess) are septal perforation and granulomatous diseases of the nose (eg. Syphillis, Wegener's disease, T-cell lymphoma, etc.)
septum displacement
ReplyDeleteSaddle Nose??? Not very sure.
ReplyDeleteIs it a saddle nose due to necrosis of the septal cartilage?
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a SADDLE NOSE DEFORMITY.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, also to the second answer - it is due to necrosis of the nasal septum, enough to compromise the supporting struts to the external nose structure.
Other causes (besides a septal hematoma/abscess) are septal perforation and granulomatous diseases of the nose (eg. Syphillis, Wegener's disease, T-cell lymphoma, etc.)
Saddle Nose
ReplyDelete1.Necrosis secondary to septal abscess
2.Excessive removal of septum durin SMR oepration
3.Depressed fracture of nasal bone
good blog mr.yap!
having my ENT exam tmr!
good for my revision!
thanks a lot!