Often a general practitioner or a pediatrician comes across a worried parent who presents with a complaint of nosebleed in his or her child. What approach should be taken in this case has been described in this article. Nosebleed or epistaxis is a quite common presentation in pediatric patients. However, it is hardly severe and does not require hospitalization of the patient.
Most events of epistaxis are benign and self –limiting but are anxiety-provoking events. It is important for clinicians to provide special attention, especially if the bleeding persists in the minors despite direct compression of the nasal alae for 10 minutes. Etiology of epistaxis in pediatric patients: Studies have found the minor nasal trauma such as nose picking of dry nasal mucosa as the most common primary cause of epistaxis. Other common conditions such as direct trauma to the nose, upper respiratory…
