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What are the possible causes of nasal septal perforation?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Poor blood supply: The simplest answer is things that hurt blood supply to this area - usually from drug use (especially vasoconstrictors like Cocaine or meth which can be snorted). Other causes can include infections or diseases like wegner's ganulomatosis - often treating the underlying cause can help and if the situation stabilizes this can be treated by a surgeon.
Answered 6/24/2014
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A few things: Cocaine, previous nose surgery, other types of nose trauma, chronic steroid sprays, and certain diseases such as wegener's granulomatosis can cause septal perforations.
Answered 8/5/2015
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