title: [Destruction of the nasal skeleton by cocaine sniffing].
abstract: An ill-understood, severely ulcerating inflammation of the nose in a 27-year-old female patient turned out to be due to cocaine abuse. The course of the disease process in the hospital, the differential diagnosis and the therapy of this cocaine-induced osteocartilaginous necrosis are described.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. KNO, Leiden.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Besamusca
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Otten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000187:drug effects*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine