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.
Keywords: Abscess; Cellulitis; Infection; Nasal vestibulitis.
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