Congenital aplasia of cartilaginous nasal septum: A case report

Rani Hammoud; Rawan Azzam; Fatima Emam; Mashael Alhail

Otolaryngology Case Reports (Nov 2022)

Congenital aplasia of cartilaginous nasal septum: A case report

Rani Hammoud,
Rawan Azzam,
Fatima Emam,
Mashael Alhail

Affiliations

Rani Hammoud: Otolaryngology Department, Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar; Corresponding author. Ambulatory Care Center, HMC, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Rawan Azzam: Otolaryngology Department, Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar
Fatima Emam: Radiology Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar
Mashael Alhail: Otolaryngology Department, Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25
p. 100488

Abstract

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Congenital absent cartilaginous septum is an extremely rare condition. We are presenting a case of a 46 years-old female patient who presented with intermittent episodes of epistaxis, physical examination and radiology confirmed the lack of cartilaginous nasal septum.

Published in Otolaryngology Case Reports

ISSN: 2468-5488 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/otolaryngology-case-reports/

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