Epistaxis: study of aetiology, site and side of bleeding.
Indian J Med Sci
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1999 Dec; 53(12): 545-52
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-68629
ABSTRACT
The present study comprises 300 cases of epistaxis. The analysis of these cases revealed a higher incidence in young males. Unilateral bleeding was seen in almost 60% each of indoor and outdoor cases. Litte's area was the most common site responsible for epistaxis in 28.8% of the indoor and 26.2% of the outdoor patients. Hypertension was the most common systemic cause among indoor patients (62.2%) and sickle cell disorder among the outdoor patients (37.5%). Atrophic rhinitis with myiasis was the local cause of epistaxis in maximum (27%) of the indoor patients and traumatic epistaxis was the commonest cause (33%) among outdoor patients-fingernail trauma in 75.9% of them. Idiopathic epistaxis contributed for 16.5% indoor and 26.1% of outdoor cases. Intractable epistaxis was seen in one case following accidental facial trauma.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Rhinitis, Atrophic
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Epistaxis
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Nose
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Incidence
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Prospective Studies
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Retrospective Studies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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