title: [Septal perforation in cocaine abusers: utility of the computed tomography].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain. rosana.medina@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Espinós
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartumeus
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tamarit
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilar
mesh_terms: 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