Conservative treatment of epistaxis versus nasal cautery in children

Fifty children suffering from repeated attacks of primary nasal bleeding from the little's area of the nasal septum are the subject of this study. Half of the cases were treated by chemical cautery, the other half were treated by local nasal dressing and application with panthenol and an antibiotic ointment. e.g. terramycin. Recurrence of epistaxis was less in the second group [12%] when compared with that in the first group of cases [44%] within 6-month period of follow up after treatment