Septum Conditions Flashcards
What is a septal haematoma
Swelling of blood in the nostril on one side or both
Cause of septal haematoma
Traumatic or spontaneous
Complications of septal haematoma
Can become infected and cause abscess which carry risk of cavernous sinus thrombosis.
What can happen to an untreated septal haematoma
Cause pressure necrosis, perforation and saddle nose deformity. Blood supply to septum is at risk as periosteum is stripped away from cartilage
Treatment of septal haematoma
Aspirate
What can cause septal deviation
Affected by anterior septal deviation and anterior tubinate hypertrophy. Overgrowth of cartilage can lead to buckling of septum. Trauma, genetic
How to correct septal deviation
Septoplasty or septorhinoplasty
How soon should you manipulate a nose fracture
Within 3 weeks of break, as there is union of the bone within a week
What sound can imply a small septal perforation
Whistling from nose
What is epistaxis
Nosebleed
What can button batteries in the nose cause
Corrode so can cause septal perforations, synechiae, constriction, and stenosis of the nasal cavity.
Most common causes of epistaxis
Allergic rhinitis, trauma, irritants, idiopathic.
Less common causes of epistaxis
Coagulopathy, neoplasm (JNA), hypertension
Management of epistaxis
Nasal cautery, nasal packing
Most common epistaxis area
Anteriorly in Little’s or Keisselbach’s area
