Epistaxis

• 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

• Epistaxis and Nasal Discharge - Small Animals
• Epistaxis - Horse