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Absceso de Punta Nasal en Diabetes: Un Encuentro Raro

Sushil Raj Shrestha¹, Shiva Bhusan Pandit¹, Rahul Mahato¹

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Budhiganga Morang Nepal.

Clinical case reports

|February 23, 2026

Resumen

Los abscesos nasales suelen resolverse con antibióticos, pero este caso requirió drenaje quirúrgico. La intervención rápida, los antibióticos y el control glucémico fueron cruciales para preservar la función y la forma nasal.

Área de la Ciencia:

Otorrinolaringología
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Patología Quirúrgica

Sus antecedentes:

Las infecciones nasales comúnmente responden a la mupirocina tópica y los antibióticos orales.
La intervención quirúrgica se requiere infrecuentemente para infecciones nasales no complicadas.
La formación de abscesos representa una complicación grave de las infecciones nasales.

Objetivo del estudio:

Informar un caso de absceso nasal complejo que requirió intervención quirúrgica.
Destacar la importancia del drenaje quirúrgico rápido en el manejo de los abscesos nasales.
Enfatizar el papel de la terapia antibiótica y el control glucémico en la prevención de complicaciones.

Principales métodos:

Se utilizó un enfoque de estudio de caso.
El paciente presentó un absceso nasal preexistente y bien formado.
El manejo implicó drenaje quirúrgico, antibióticos sistémicos y control glucémico estricto.

Principales resultados:

El drenaje quirúrgico fue necesario debido a la etapa avanzada del absceso.
La estrategia de manejo elegida tuvo como objetivo prevenir complicaciones adicionales.
La preservación de la forma y la función nasal fue un objetivo clave.

Conclusiones:

Si bien la mayoría de las infecciones nasales se tratan de forma no quirúrgica, los abscesos requieren un drenaje quirúrgico rápido.
El manejo integral, incluidos los antibióticos y el control glucémico, es vital para obtener resultados óptimos.
La intervención temprana y agresiva puede mitigar complicaciones graves y preservar la integridad nasal.

Palabras clave:

Staphylococcus aureus incisión y drenaje absceso de punta nasal diabetes mellitus tipo 2

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