title: Epistaxis: study of aetiology, site and side of bleeding.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, M.G.I.M.S., Sevagram.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Razdan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zada
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012222:Rhinitis, Atrophic / Q000175:diagnosis