Hypertension: A Common Cause of Epistaxis in Adults

Hypertension: A Common Cause of Epistaxis in Adults

Authors

M MAQBOOL
M AHMAD
A HAMEED

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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v6i1.1952

Keywords:

Epistaxis, Nose bleeding, Hypertension.

Abstract

This is a study of one hundred cases of epistaxis in adult age group who presented to the department of ENT Unit-I Mayo Hospital Lahore during 1998 — 1999. Hypertension was found to be the most common cause of epistaxis i.e, 45 cases out of loo (45%). The majority of these hypertensive patients were between the ages of 40 and 80 years. All the cases were managed by anterior nasal packing, antihypertensive therapy and other supportive measures.

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11/16/2017

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MAQBOOL, M., AHMAD, M., & HAMEED, A. (2017). Hypertension: A Common Cause of Epistaxis in Adults. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v6i1.1952

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2000): AKEMU

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