Difference between revisions of "Epistaxis"
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| − | *Haemorrhage from the nose | + | *Haemorrhage from the nose |
| − | *Can result from local trauma or just transfer blood from lower down in the respiratory tract | + | *Can result from local trauma or just transfer blood from lower down in the respiratory tract |
*May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract | *May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract | ||
| − | *Causes | + | *Causes |
| − | **Inflammation eg: [[ | + | **Inflammation eg: [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|ulcerative rhinitis]] |
| − | **Neoplasia eg: [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|infiltrating tumour]], haemangioma | + | **Neoplasia eg: [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|infiltrating tumour]], haemangioma |
**Trauma | **Trauma | ||
**Clotting defects | **Clotting defects | ||
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*Blood stained nose at post-mortem - terminal pulmonary congestion, oedema, haemorrhage | *Blood stained nose at post-mortem - terminal pulmonary congestion, oedema, haemorrhage | ||
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| − | *[[Epistaxis and Nasal Discharge - Small Animals]] | + | * [[Epistaxis and Nasal Discharge - Small Animals]] |
| − | *[[Epistaxis - Horse]] | + | * [[Epistaxis - Horse]] |
| − | [[Category:Respiratory_System_-_Degenerative_Pathology]] [[Category:Nasal_Cavity_-_Degenerative_Pathology | + | [[Category:Respiratory_System_-_Degenerative_Pathology]][[Category:Nasal_Cavity_-_Degenerative_Pathology]] |
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Revision as of 14:54, 19 July 2010
- Haemorrhage from the nose
- Can result from local trauma or just transfer blood from lower down in the respiratory tract
- May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract
- Causes
- Inflammation eg: ulcerative rhinitis
- Neoplasia eg: infiltrating tumour, haemangioma
- Trauma
- Clotting defects
- Blood stained nose at post-mortem - terminal pulmonary congestion, oedema, haemorrhage