title: Allergy to Merocel nasal packs causing septal perforation and inferior turbinate necrosis.
abstract: We present a case of a patient with an allergy to Merocel nasal tampons and the subsequent complications and implications of this.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dowley
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Strachan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000150:complications; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors