Nasal septal abscess in a pediatric patient: surgical treatment

Abstract

Background: Nasal Septal Abscess (NSA) was first described in 1810 when Cloquet identified and drained an abscess of the septum and noted a septal perforation [2]. NSA develops when pus collects in the submucoperichondrial plane resulting in ischemia of the underlying cartilaginous septum. Necrosis of the septum often follows which results in nasal septal perforation and or saddle nose deformity and propagation of the infection can lead to serious complications such as cavernous sinus thrombosis, orbital cellulites, or bacteremia