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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2021

Delayed Septal Perforation as a Complication of COVID-19: A Case Report.

Corinne Wee, Joseph Younis, Thomas Xia, Bahman Guyuron

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Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Corinne WeeDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. weecorinne@gmail.com.
Joseph YounisDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Thomas XiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Bahman GuyuronThe Zeeba Clinic, 29017 Cedar Rd, Cleveland, OH, USA. bahman.guyuron@gmail.com.
Case Western Reserve University · USCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are increasing reports of the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on olfactory function, with a significant number of patients reporting anosmia as a symptom. However, our knowledge and understanding of the virus's complete impact on the nose remains poor. This report describes a unique patient case to demonstrate how COVID-19 may be associated with rhinoplasty complications such as septal perforation. CASE REPORT: This is a case report of a previously healthy patient who underwent septorhinoplasty in 2018. She had frequent follow-up including intranasal examinations without evidence of the septal perforation for the 2 years following her operation. In March 2020, the patient was noted to have symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, but testing was not recommended by the pediatrician. Soon after her symptoms resolved, she experienced a sudden onset of whistling and physical examination revealed a perforation in the septum which rapidly enlarged over the ensuing weeks. She tested positive for the COVID-19 antibody. After confirming that she no longer had an active infection via antigen testing, she underwent repair of her septal perforation without complications.

conclusionThis case report illustrates a septorhinoplasty complication that may be associated with COVID-19. Further study into this virus's impact on vascularity and wound healing, specifically in the nose, is recommended. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.

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COVID-19Nose Deformities, AcquiredRhinoplastyFemaleHumansNasal SeptumSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeCoronavirusCOVID-19RhinoplastySeptal perforationSeptorhinoplasty complicationWound healing

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PMID33403422
PMCPMC7785033
OpenAlexW3118505208

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