Nasal septal perforation: Difference between revisions
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* Neoplastic causes | * Neoplastic causes | ||
* Inhaled substances (i.e. cocaine) | * Inhaled substances (i.e. cocaine) | ||
* Medicines (i.e. [[fluticasone]] spray) | * Medicines (i.e. [[fluticasone]] spray, [[Ciclesonide]]) | ||
Mnemonic for causes of nasal septal defects | Mnemonic for causes of nasal septal defects |
Latest revision as of 20:26, 7 November 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Causes
- Trauma (i.e. nose picking, nasogastric tube placement)
- Inflammatory/infectious (i.e. sarcoidosis, Wegener granulomatosis)
- Neoplastic causes
- Inhaled substances (i.e. cocaine)
- Medicines (i.e. fluticasone spray, Ciclesonide)
Mnemonic for causes of nasal septal defects
- Say - Saracoid
- Water - Wegener granulomatosis
- Coke - Cocaine
- Syrup - Syphilis
- Sugarwater - Surgery
- Lemonade - Leprosy
or
- Nothing - Non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma