PEDIATRICS Vol. 64 No. 1 July 1979, pp. 32-35
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Nasal Septal Trauma in Children

Kerry D. Olsen MD1, Robert J. Carpenter III MD1, and Eugene B. Kern MD1

1 Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

If the septal component of a nasal injury is adequately managed, usually the entire nasal injury will be well managed. Major or minor nasal trauma can cause cartilage fracture, deviation, dislocation, hematoma, or abscess formation, and the various associated sequelae, some of them life-threatening. A negative x-ray report should never be used as a substitute for a complete intranasal examination in any child with nasal trauma. Any nasal abnormality should be referred for immediate evaluation and treatment.

Submitted on August 14, 1978
Accepted on November 6, 1978