NASAL SEPTAL HEMATOMA

Course overview

THE NOSE IS THE MOST COMMONLY INJURED FACIAL STRUCTURE. MOST NASAL INJURIES DO NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION, BUT TRAUMA IS RESULTING IN SEPTAL HEMATOMA IS AN EXCEPTION. A NASAL SEPTAL HEMATOMA IS A RARE BUT SERIOUS COMPLICATION OF NASAL OR FACIAL TRAUMA. IT REFERS TO THE COLLECTION OF BLOOD UNDER THE MUCOPERICHONDRIUM OR MUCOPERIOSTEUM OF NASAL SEPTAL CARTILAGE OR BONE. IT MAY BE UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL, WITH THE LATTER BEING MORE FREQUENT IN THE SETTING OF SEVERE TRAUMA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CAUSE, PRESENTATION, AND DIAGNOSIS OF NASAL SEPTAL HEMATOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.