nasal septum ulcer

Introduction

Introduction to nasal septum ulcer Nasal septum ulcer is a chronic inflammatory lesion of the mucosa, submucosa or even mucosal perichonum that occurs in the nasal septum mucosa under the action of specific or non-specific harmful factors. Adults and children can develop the disease. Treatment of nasal septum ulcer should remove the cause. The dryness can be removed locally, and the surface is coated with 10% silver nitrate, and then coated with anti-inflammatory ointment. The whole body can take vitamin C, vitamin B2 and so on. If there is a nasal septum deformity should be corrected. After nasal examination, it is common to find ulcers, mostly located in the front of the nasal septum. Patients often feel dry and discomfort in the nose, and sometimes have blood in the sputum, or blood in the nostrils. The surface of the ulcer often has dry sputum attached to remove dryness. Wounds, such as special infections or malignant granuloma, the ulcers have different forms, larger areas, deeper wounds, hypertrophic thickening at the edges, and may have various manifestations such as pus, bleeding, etc., such as deep decay, can lead to Perforation of the nasal septum. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.001% Susceptible people: no special people Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: nasal septum perforation

Cause

Cause of nasal septum ulcer

Environmental factors (30%):

Around the external world of mankind, the environment is a combination of the material conditions on which human beings depend for survival and development. The environment provides a wide range of space for human social production and life, rich resources and necessary conditions, including the natural environment and the social environment. Such as dry environment, industrial dust, chemical gases, etc., can cause damage to the nasal septum mucosa.

Bad health habits (25%):

Due to chronic nasal vestibulitis, nasal septum deformity leads to intranasal dryness, which causes the patient to develop habits of digging nose with fingers, and damages the nasal septum mucosa and causes nasal septum ulcer.

Disease factors (20%):

Special infectious diseases tuberculosis, lupus, leprosy, syphilis invade the nasal mucosa, nasal septum ulcer can occur.

Nasal malignant granuloma (15%):

Early lesions of nasal malignant granuloma, involving the nasal mucosa, can cause nasal septum ulcers.

Prevention

Nasal septum ulcer prevention

Actively treat nasal inflammatory diseases, quit smoking, alcohol and irritating foods, pay attention to oral hygiene in life, and change the bad habit of casually digging nose. Pay attention to rest, work and rest, life in an orderly manner, and maintaining an optimistic, positive and upward attitude towards life can be of great help in preventing diseases.

Complication

Nasal septum ulcer complications Complications, nasal septum perforation

There may be various manifestations such as pus and bleeding spots, such as deep decay, which may lead to perforation of the nasal septum.

Symptom

Nasal septum ulcer symptoms Common symptoms Nasal itchy nasal dryness and crusting nasal mucosa ulcer nasal mucosa can be granules... Nose red blood nasal septum perforation nasal vestibular skin redness and pain nasal mucosal bleeding

After nasal examination, it is common to find ulcers, mostly located in the front of the nasal septum. Patients often feel dry and discomfort in the nose, and sometimes have blood in the sputum, or blood in the nostrils. The surface of the ulcer often has dry sputum attached to remove dryness. Wounds, such as special infections or malignant granuloma, the ulcers have different forms, larger areas, deeper wounds, hypertrophic thickening at the edges, and may have various manifestations such as pus, bleeding, etc., such as deep decay, can lead to Perforation of the nasal septum.

Examine

Examination of nasal septum ulcer

Routine examination: whether the patient has dry intranasal discomfort, and there is blood in the sputum, or blood in the nostrils. Observe the size, depth, thickening of the edge of the ulcer, pus moss, bleeding point and other manifestations, such as deep rot of the wound surface, whether there is a perforation of the nasal septum.

Nasal examination: It can be seen that the surface of the ulcer often has dry sputum adhesion, and the visible wound is removed. If it is a special infection or malignant granuloma, the ulcer has different forms, the area is large, the wound surface is deep, and the edge is proliferative thickening.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and diagnosis of nasal septum ulcer

Differential diagnosis:

Nasal septum abscess: 1. Local symptoms of nasal septum hematoma are mild, no acute inflammation symptoms, puncture suction, only sucking blood. 2. The syphilis occurs mostly in the nasal septum, bulging to the sides, the mucous membrane is also congested, and the probe touches the texture hard. No fever and inflammatory symptoms, no history of trauma and surgery, syphilis serum test was positive.

Nasal septum perforation: Any symmetry swelling of the nasal septum, local pain is obvious, accompanied by nose and nose and redness and pain, should be carefully examined, pus can be diagnosed by puncture swelling site.

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