Abstract
A twenty-year-old female appeared with an abscess in the nasal septum on the thirteenth day of disease, and had been treated by an intern with the application of sulfa-preparation, aureomycin, streptomycin, and others, under the doubt of tuberculous meningitis because of high fever, neck stiffness and the finding of liquor.
This fact made the cause of leptomeningitis unknown and also prolonged the rhinological investigation under the obscure appearance of the septal abscess.
Staphylococci and diplococci were found in the bloody pus from the septal abscess; accordingly achromycin of 12gm. in total dose was applied after the incision and the removal of the sequester.
The patient has recovered but has a slight saddle-nose; however, the anosmia observed in the course of this disease was almost cured through the administration of 10mg. of “alinamin” daily for one month.
