Abstract
A nasal septal abscess (NSA) is defined as a collection of pus between the cartilage or bony septum and the mucoperichondrium or mucoperiostium. It’s an uncommon disease that in the absence of early diagnosis and proper management may lead to lethal complications and cosmetic deformity. The most common presentation of the nasal septal abscess is nasal obstruction and pain. We present a healthy patient with idiopathic spontaneous nasal septal abscess who complained of acute complete nasal obstruction and nasal pain.
Highlights
The nasal septum is an essential structure maintaining the external shape and function of the nose [1,2,3]
We present a healthy patient with idiopathic spontaneous nasal septal abscess who complained of acute complete nasal obstruction and nasal pain
nasal septal abscess (NSA) is less frequently associated with nasal furunculosis, sinusitis, influenza, dental infection, and after nasal septal surgery [3,5,6,7]
Summary
The nasal septum is an essential structure maintaining the external shape and function of the nose [1,2,3]. Other complications include saddle nose deformity, septal perforation, and permanent nasal obstruction [3,5,8]. For this reason, early diagnosis and proper management are necessary to prevent the potentially dangerous complications and the development of severe functional and structural deformities in the future [5]. Early diagnosis and proper management are necessary to prevent the potentially dangerous complications and the development of severe functional and structural deformities in the future [5] This case report presents an uncommon case of spontaneous NSA in an immunocompetent patient, to alert physicians to be more vigilant about this uncommon disease.
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