title: Non-traumatic nasal septal abscess due to acute spheno-ethmoiditis.
abstract: Non-traumatic nasal septal abscesses (NSAs) are rare and those associated with acute sinusitis are even rarer. We report a case of a 12-year-old female child with NSA and complicating acute spheno-ethmoiditis that was diagnosed by physical examination and computed tomography (CT) scan. The NSA was treated by surgical incision and drainage of the abscess, endoscopic aspiration of pus from the spheno-ethmoidal recess, systemic antibiotic therapy, and nasal cleansing.
authors.affiliation: CHU A Michallon, Pôle TCCR, Clinique Universitaire ORL, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France. CRighini@chu-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Righini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hitter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reyt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nadour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karkas
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents