Alar cartilage haematoma.
We present a previously undescribed site of a subperichondrial haematoma--the alar cartilage. Two children presenting acutely, following trauma, with the clinical appearance of a 'blueberry' within the nasal vestibule are described. We recommend early surgical drainage of this lesion, as delay in definitive treatment may give rise to a cosmetic deformity.
Department of Otolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary.
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Meehan
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Kaddour
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Lannigan
D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*