Spontaneous epistaxis, nasal trauma and foreign bodies are common causes of nasal bleed in children. Epistaxis and haematemesis due to leeches have been reported in literature. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia caused by a single leech infestation of nasal cavity that required blood transfusion.

BACKGROUND Epistaxis is defined as a hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx. Sufferers and clinicians may develop significant anxiety despite the fact that majority of patients are treated successfully by the first attending physician. OBJECTIVE To review aetiology and management outcomes of epistaxis in a resource constrained setting. METHODOLOGY A retrospective review o...

Objectives: To evaluate the various local causes for and management of epistaxis by using rigid nasal endoscope. Methods: Totally 50 patients with epistaxis were analyzed over a period of 1 year in Sri Venkateshwara ENT Institute and Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital using rigid nasal endoscope either under Local or General anesthesia. Those patients in whom, the cause for epistaxis was difficul...

Recurrent epistaxis is the most frequent clinical manifestation of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Its treatment is difficult. Our objective was to assess the use of tranexamic acid (TA), an antifibrinolytic drug, for the treatment of epistaxis in HHT patients and to investigate in vitro the effects of TA over endoglin and ALK-1 expression and activity in endothelial cells. A pros...

Although severe epistaxis is uncommon, it serious. The systematic endoscopic nasal examination an essential step in identifying the bleeding point and aiding electrocauterization. Currently, S-point, which located superior part of septum behind septal body corresponding to axilla middle concha, identified about 30% cases with epistaxis. Cauterization this has excellent rate controlling preventi...

Background: Epistaxsis in one of the common condition faced in emergency. Objective: To evaluate the pattern of epistaxis, treatment, modalities and relation of epistaxis with blood groups. Patients and Methods: This retrospective the study was conducted at department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck Surgery, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan st st from 1 January to 31 Dece...

Intractable epistaxis developed in a 13-year-old girl after she fell down a flight of stairs sustaining facial fractures and fracture of the skull base. Epistaxis was found to emanate from a right ascending pharyngeal artery, which the authors promptly and successfully embolized using polyvinyl alcohol particles and microfibrillar collagen.

Epistaxis is a well-known problem that is mostly self-limited. In certain cases it requires packing or cauterization. Tranexamic acid has been tried and has shown promising results. Here we report a case of prolonged epistaxis in a patient on dual anti-platelet agent therapy.

Epistaxis is a common, potentially life threatening, emergency but first line medical staff are often not adequately trained in its management. This paper presents an illustrated step by step guide to the management of epistaxis by junior doctors in the emergency department.

Objective Although posterior epistaxis is rarely seen, it is an important medical problem that both decreases the quality of life of the patient and causes difficulties in the management for otorhinolaryngologists. In this study, we aimed to present the results of 30 patients who underwent transnasal endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation (TESPAL) for posterior epistaxis in our department. ...