PATIENT Male, 27. FINAL DIAGNOSIS Recurrent epistaxis. SYMPTOMS Nasal bleeding. MEDICATION -. CLINICAL PROCEDURE -. SPECIALTY Pediatrics and Neonatology. OBJECTIVE Congenital defects/diseases. BACKGROUND Recurrent epistaxis is a common disorder among children and young adults. We report an unusual cause, intranasal supernumerary tooth causing friction with Little's area of the nas...

OBJECTIVES Epistaxis can be caused or exacerbated by anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. This prospective study assessed the prevalence of epistaxis in patients taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication, and monitored differences in patients' clinical courses. METHOD Prospective data were collected for consecutive patients referred with epistaxis from the emergency department over ...

A 31-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis who did not have human immunodeficiency virus had massive epistaxis from a giant petrous internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. Endovascular trapping of the aneurysm was performed, curing the epistaxis. MR showed multiple enhancing brain lesions that resolved with additional antituberculous drug therapy.

Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) frequently present with epistaxis. Up to 98% of these patients will have epistaxis at some point in their life. There are multiple ways to deal with this problem, including conservative, medical and surgical options. We present a case and an update on the treatment options for HHT, with a focus on the newer and experimental techniques.

AIM Epistaxis is a common emergency in otolaryngology. The aim of this study is to analyze the etiology, management, and accompanying disorders of epistaxis in geriatric patients by reviewing the literature MATERIALS AND METHODS Data of 117 patients 65 years old and older who presented to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology with active epistaxis between 2004 and 2010 were retrospectively re...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The incidence of primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) increases exponentially with age, but the risk factors are not well known. We investigated lifestyle factors, previous diseases, and medications as risk factors for ICH in middle-aged and elderly people. METHODS We compared 98 consecutive patients with primary ICH between 36 and 90 years of age with 206 community-b...

Introduction: Epistaxis is one of the commonest medical emergencies. It affects all age groups and both sexes. The areas for epistaxis are the Little’s area and the Woodruff’s plexus. The causes are divided into local or general causes. Trauma is considered to be a major etiological factor. Various treatment protocols are utilized to control epistaxis depending upon the type severity and cause ...

Osler–Weber–Rendu syndrome, also known as Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), is an autosomal dominant disorder. Telangiectasias and Arterio-Venous Malformations (AVMs) are vascular lesions present in HHT, most commonly causing epistaxis and gastrointestinal bleeding. While epistaxis presents as early as childhood, the gastrointestinal manifestations of HHT develop with increasing age.

Abstract Aim Epistaxis is a common, potentially life-threatening presentation in the Emergency Department (ED) with an incidence of 108/100 000 population per year. 85% all patients presenting epistaxis are managed by ED clinicians without specialist input or admission. Guidelines exist from ENT UK on management, however awareness these guidelines, nuances techniques and levels confidence not k...