Open AccessAn Unusual Case of Nasal Septal Hematoma Caused by Local Dental Anesthesia in a 15-Year-Old Girl
Author(s) -
Narges Alizadeh,
Sahar Paryab
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of comprehensive pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2251-8177
pISSN - 2251-8150
DOI - 10.5812/compreped.109237
Subject(s) - medicine , hematoma , surgery , local anesthesia , nose , complication , nasal septum , girl , anesthesia , computed tomography , psychology , developmental psychology
Nasal septal hematoma (NSH) is a complication of nasal trauma, which its emergency treatment is drainage of hematoma. Delayed treatment may result in necrosis of the nasal cartilage and saddle nose deformity. Case Presentation: Here, we reported a 15-year-old girl presented with NSH associated with a dental local anesthetic injection, which led to nasal septum necrosis. Conclusions: Computerized tomography (CT) scanning was performed to determine the hematoma size and existence of other complications.