Limited septoplasty as treatment for recurrent epistaxis in a child with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
Recurrent epistaxis can be a serious problem in children with coagulation disorders. We present a case of severe, recurrent nosebleeds in a 3-year-10-month-old boy with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. The nature of Glanzmann's disease and medical treatment of epistaxis in children is reviewed. A method of controlling recurrent epistaxis with a very simple and limited septoplasty is described. This technique should be applicable to patients with recurrent nosebleeds and other more common coagulation disorders.
D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D013915:Thrombasthenia / Q000601:surgery*