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Vol. 59. Issue 3.
Pages 139-141 (January 2008)
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Vol. 59. Issue 3.
Pages 139-141 (January 2008)
Post-Traumatic Haematoma and Abscess in the Nasal Septa of Children
Hematoma y absceso de tabique nasal postraumático en niño
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Javier Cervera Escarioa,
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javiercerver@seorl.net

Correspondence: Castillo de Malpica, 72. Villanueva de la Cañada. 28692 Madrid. España.
, Ramón Calderón Nájerab, Javier Enríquez de Salamancab, Margarita Bartolomé Benitoa
a Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Cirugía Plástica, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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Septal haematoma following nasal trauma is a complication that, if not diagnosed and treated early, may evolve into a nasal septal abscess. We present the case of a 10-year-old male who suffered nasal trauma with fracture and an undiagnosed septal haematoma that evolved into a septal abscess. During drainage of the abscess, necrosis of the quadrangular cartilage was noted. The patient later presented collapse of the nasal dorsum and deviation of the nasal septum. This sequela was corrected by means of an osteochondral costal graft. In the presence of any nasal trauma, it is important to explore the nasal septum correctly to discard the presence of a haematoma which, if not drained early, may evolve into an abscess due to compression of the quadrangular cartilage, leading to its necrosis in a few days, and later collapse of the nasal dorsum as the child grows.

Key words:
Nasal trauma
Septal abscess
Surgical treatment
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El hematoma septal tras traumatismo nasal es una complicación que de no ser diagnosticada y tratada precozmente puede evolucionar a un absceso septal. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 10 años que sufrió traumatismo nasal con fractura de huesos propios y un hematoma septal que no fue diagnosticado, y cuya evolución fue un absceso septal. Durante el drenaje de este absceso se evidenció una necrosis del cartílago cuadrangular. Posteriormente el paciente presentó un hundimiento del dorso nasal y una desviación del tabique nasal. Esta secuela se corrigió mediante la utilización de un injerto osteocondral costal. Ante cualquier traumatismo nasal es importante explorar correctamente el tabique nasal para descartar un hematoma, que si no se drena de forma precoz, puede evolucionar a un absceso por compresión del cartílago cuadrangular, cuyas consecuencias son su necrosis en pocos días y posterior hundimiento del dorso nasal en el curso del desarrollo del niño.

Palabras clave:
Traumatismo nasal
Absceso septal
Tratamiento quirúrgico

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