Difference between revisions of "Epistaxis"
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*May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract | *May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract | ||
*Causes | *Causes | ||
| − | **Inflammation eg: [[ | + | **Inflammation eg: [[Rhinitis|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 | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 15 February 2011
- 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