title: [History of epistaxis since the ancient times to the first half of the XXth century].
abstract: Epistaxis is one of the more frequent entities in the otolaryngological practice. The term is attributed to CULLEN (1785). Since them, multiple theories concerning etiology, clinical manifestacions, diagnosis and management have been reported in the medical literature. Nevertheless, an impressive improvement of awareness about these questions have emerged in the last half of past century. The objective of this work is to revise the history of epistaxis since the ancient times to the first half of the 20th century.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario "Virgen de las Nieves", Universidad de Granada, España. javioloriz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Olóriz Marín
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Prim Espada
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: de Diego Sastre
mesh_terms: D004844:Epistaxis / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans