Abstract

Introduction: Nasal septal hematoma (NSH) is a complication of nasal trauma, which its emergency treatment is drainage of hematoma. Delayed treatment may result in necrosis of the nasal cartilage and saddle nose deformity. Case Presentation: Here, we reported a 15-year-old girl presented with NSH associated with a dental local anesthetic injection, which led to nasal septum necrosis. Conclusions: Computerized tomography (CT) scanning was performed to determine the hematoma size and existence of other complications.

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