Blood and pus from nostrils mainly from

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Asked for Female, 66 Years

My mother is having too much mucus coming in nose. It also includes blood and pus sometimes. This problem is mainly from left nostril. She also has headache. Kindly suggest possible issue and to whom should I consult and strategies to diagnose the matter correctly. Her recent HRCT gives score 2/25. I am also attaching HRCT report.

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Dr. Nitin Medayil

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 10 yrs exp Hyderabad

Is she covid positive? Ct shows similar picture. Nose discharge is probably due to infection, antibiotics would help.

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Dr. Rachana Gaddipati

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 10 yrs exp Gurgaon

If there is a blood stained discharge from the nose in an elderly covid positive person it is best to consult with an ENT immediately. There is a wave of fungal infections coming around.

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Dr. Santhosh Kumar R

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Pune

She has Acute Sinusitis along with Lung infection. This Sinusitis is due to weakness of immune system by COVID19.

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Consult an ENT doctor

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Dr. Nitin Mittal ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 16 yrs exp Kolkata · Accepted Answer

Dr. Nitin Mittal

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 16 yrs exp Kolkata

Kindly get check up.u need a ENT for your issue

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