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What Could Oozing Sores On Nostrils Suggest?

I got a sore in one of my nostrils and it hurt really bad.. never healed and now seams to be spreading through my whole nostril... it oozes this yellow stuff and turns hard and crusty like boogers, and is always bleeding... it is very tender and almost looks as though something is eating away at the lining of my nostril.. do you know what this might be?
Thu, 28 May 2020
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Hi,

Noted your history of a sore at the nostril, oozing fluid that crusts later, now spreading and painful.
The commonest cause I can think about is one of the following:
Erysipelas is a cutaneous infection.
Collumellitis if infection of skin and mucus lining.
Eczema.
Rhinosporidiosis.
This can be perfectly diagnosed only by the ENT Surgeon and may be by second opinion of a Dermatologist.
Hence consult your ENT and a Dermatologist.
Investigations as would advised for.
It is possible that you will be given a course of an antibiotic and anti-allergic for some time to see the results, if positive then continue on.
If no effect then a biopsy and further management as per the cause will be done.
Sometimes autoimmune disease may need to be ruled out.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
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What Could Oozing Sores On Nostrils Suggest?

Hi, Noted your history of a sore at the nostril, oozing fluid that crusts later, now spreading and painful. The commonest cause I can think about is one of the following: Erysipelas is a cutaneous infection. Collumellitis if infection of skin and mucus lining. Eczema. Rhinosporidiosis. This can be perfectly diagnosed only by the ENT Surgeon and may be by second opinion of a Dermatologist. Hence consult your ENT and a Dermatologist. Investigations as would advised for. It is possible that you will be given a course of an antibiotic and anti-allergic for some time to see the results, if positive then continue on. If no effect then a biopsy and further management as per the cause will be done. Sometimes autoimmune disease may need to be ruled out. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon