title: A rare cause of nasal septal abscess.
abstract: We describe a patient with mid-facial pain and nasal obstruction due to a nasal septal abscess (NSA) complicating an occult fungal ball of the sphenoid sinus. We highlight the importance of suspecting unusual pathology in patients with NSA and no trauma history.
authors.affiliation: Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Waterhouse.david@gmail.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waterhouse
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hornibrook
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications*; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*