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Can Nasal Cavities Odor Be Due To Infection?
Hello. I had total bilateral ethmoidectomy, total bilateral spenoidectomy, removal of polyps and a steroidal stent implanted on August 1, 2014. This was my third sinus surgery. The other s were primarily polyp removal. This was the most radical. About 7 days ago, I started noticing a foul odor in my nasal cavities. I ve had my first post op follow op. My ENT said he saw some infection but he didn t prescribe antiobiotics. is the odor related to the infection? Should I be on an oral antibiotic. I was on mupirocin about 2 months ago for MRSA in my nose.
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
hello,thanks for your query, repeated polyp surgery due to reccurence, foul odour could be due to fungal infection or atrophic rhinitis due to radical surgery.,kindly evaluate,as fungal infection is common in polyp growth.nasal endoscopy followed by testing material for fungal culture helps.mean time ask your operated surgeon to start some empiral antibiotics.hope i have answered your query. all the best. take care.
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