Rare spontaneous development of nasal septal abscess in end-stage kidney disease
- Author:
Paolo Nikolai H. So
1
;
Jan Alexeis C. Lacuata
2
;
Rey Jaime M. Tan
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Nasal septal abscess
- MeSH: Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Renal Dialysis; Diabetes Mellitus
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2022;56(12):70-73
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: The spontaneous development of a nasal septal abscess in patients with chronic kidney disease is hardly described in the literature. A 58-year-old man with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus and a history of rectal adenocarcinoma was admitted for resection of tumor recurrence. He was initiated on hemodialysis post-operatively due to worsening kidney function. He was discharged on thrice-weekly dialysis but was readmitted two months after for progressive shortness of breath. Further examination revealed severe nasal congestion from a nasal septal abscess which prompted mouth-breathing. Incision and drainage and anterior nasal packing were done, and the patient was discharged improved on broad-spectrum oral antibiotics. This case report highlights the possibility of developing nontraumatic nasal infections in patients with chronic kidney disease due to compromised host defenses.
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