TY - JOUR
T1 - Nasal vestibulitis
T2 - etiology, risk factors, and clinical characteristics: A retrospective study of 118 cases
AU - Lipschitz, Noga
AU - Yakirevitch, Arkadi
AU - Sagiv, Doron
AU - Migirov, Lela
AU - Talmi, Yoav P.
AU - Wolf, Michael
AU - Alon, Eran E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Background Nasal vestibulitis (NV) is a common infection; however, scant data is available in the literature as it pertains to NV. We aim to describe the clinical characteristics of NV in respect to its potential complications. Methods A retrospective chart review of 118 NV cases admitted to a tertiary medical center between 2008 and 2015. Results Identified risk factors for NV included nasal hair plucking (n = 15, 14.41%), nose blowing (n = 10, 9.32%), nose picking (n = 9, 8.47%) and nose piercing (n = 5, 3.39%). Twelve patients (10.17%) were diabetic, and 3 patients were immunosuppressed. Mid-facial cellulitis was observed in the majority of patients (78.81%), and abscess of the nasal vestibule was observed in almost half (48.30%). Cultures were taken from 33.33% of patients demonstrated MSSA as the most common isolate (81.25%). No complications were observed. Conclusion Even in complicated cases of NV requiring admission, the risk of major complications is extremely low.
AB - Background Nasal vestibulitis (NV) is a common infection; however, scant data is available in the literature as it pertains to NV. We aim to describe the clinical characteristics of NV in respect to its potential complications. Methods A retrospective chart review of 118 NV cases admitted to a tertiary medical center between 2008 and 2015. Results Identified risk factors for NV included nasal hair plucking (n = 15, 14.41%), nose blowing (n = 10, 9.32%), nose picking (n = 9, 8.47%) and nose piercing (n = 5, 3.39%). Twelve patients (10.17%) were diabetic, and 3 patients were immunosuppressed. Mid-facial cellulitis was observed in the majority of patients (78.81%), and abscess of the nasal vestibule was observed in almost half (48.30%). Cultures were taken from 33.33% of patients demonstrated MSSA as the most common isolate (81.25%). No complications were observed. Conclusion Even in complicated cases of NV requiring admission, the risk of major complications is extremely low.
KW - Abscess
KW - Cellulitis
KW - Infection
KW - Nasal vestibulitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.06.007
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AN - SCOPUS:85028061323
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 89
SP - 131
EP - 134
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 2
ER -