Nose injury and injured skin
A cut or puncture in your skin may occur if you break your nose. The bone may come through the skin. Skin bacteria can enter at the site of a cut or puncture and lead to a serious infection, such as:
- A skin infection (cellulitis).
- A pus-filled pocket (abscess) just under the skin surface or deep in tissue.
- A bone infection (osteomyelitis).
- A sinus infection caused by injury (post-traumatic sinusitis).
- An infection of the membranes covering the brain (meningitis).
Prompt treatment of an infection can prevent complications.
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated: April 20, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology | |
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