Nasal septal abscess: an unusual complication of acute spheno-ethmoiditis

Kenny Peter Pang; Dharambir S. Sethi

doi:10.1258/002221502760132665

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Nasal septal abscess complicating acute sinusitis is rare. There have been very few reports in the literature of this condition. We present a 12-year old-male with a nasal septal abscess complicating acute pansinusitis.

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