title: Recurrent and Massive Life Threatening Epistaxis due to Nasal Heroin Usage.
abstract: Epistaxis, active bleeding from the nose, is a common ear nose and throat emergency, and can be severe or even fatal. We report a severe life threatening recurrent massive nasal bleeding caused by intranasal heroin use that has not hitherto been reported in the English literature. A 24-year-old male who took heroin several times nasally presented with massive nasal bleeding. A blood transfusion and an operation to halt nasal bleeding were required. The patient did not experience a bleeding attack 2 months following cessation of nasal heroin use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güçlüm
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oztürk