External Nasal Bruising in Surgery — 22yo Man | ENT | SMLE Q#5153
SMLE Question #5153
Surgery
ENT
Last updated: February 2026
A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department 20 minutes after being struck on the nose during a basketball game. He reports persistent unilateral nasal obstruction and severe septal pain. Examination shows a unilateral, fluctuant, boggy swelling of the nasal septum with external nasal bruising and no active epistaxis. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
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