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AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on September 28, 2007
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0708

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Nasal Septal Abscess in Patients with Immunosuppression

J.M. Debnam^a, A.M. Gillenwater^b and L.E. Ginsberg^a

^a Department of Radiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
^b Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex

View larger version (75K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 1. A 76-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia. CT imaging through the nasal cavity demonstrates a thin-walled, cystlike collection with peripheral enhancement involving the cartilaginous nasal septum (large arrow) consistent with a nasal abscess. There are no associated solid components. Note the swelling of the adjacent nasal soft tissues (small arrows).

View larger version (69K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 2. A 17-year-old adolescent boy with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. A, CT imaging of the brain demonstrates a subtle hypoattenuation of the cartilaginous nasal septum (arrows), found clinically to represent a nasal septal abscess. B, Resolution of nasal septal abscess after treatment.