Epistaxis

Epistaxis - Common Causes

• Local causes

  • • Chronic sinusitis

    • Epistaxis digitorum (nose picking)

    • Foreign bodies

    • Intranasal neoplasm or polyps

    • Irritants (e.g., cigarette smoke)

    • Medications (e.g., topical corticosteroids)

    • Rhinitis

    • Septal deviation

    • Septal perforation

    • Trauma

    • Vascular malformation or telangiectasia

• Systemic causes

  • • Hemophilia

    • Hypertension

    • Leukemia

    • Liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis)

    • Medications (e.g., aspirin, anticoagulants,

    • nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

    • Platelet dysfunction

    • Thrombocytopenia