[Septal perforation in cocaine abusers: utility of the computed tomography].
OBJECTIVE
Utility of computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of the lesions of the sinonasal tract in chronic cocaine abusers.


METHODS
Eleven young cocaine abusers were included consecutively. A CT of the paranasal sinuses was made by otorhinolaryngological symptoms.


RESULTS
CT showed septal perforation in all of them. There was one nasal cavity and findings of sinusitis. Only a patient had naso-oral fistula.


CONCLUSIONS
CT is useful in septal perforation in cocaine addicts because it delineates the extension of destructive lesions.
Medina
R
R
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain. rosana.medina@hotmail.com
Espinós
M A
MA
Bartumeus
P
P
Tamarit
J M
JM
Vilar
J
J
D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed