Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child
Epistaxis in children can be caused by different systemic and local pathologies. Respiratory infections, nasal mucosa dryness, and foreign bodies are some local causes of bleeding from the nose. In developing countries, infestations still contribute a significant proportion of anemia in children. Bu...
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| description | Epistaxis in children can be caused by different systemic and local pathologies. Respiratory infections, nasal mucosa dryness, and foreign bodies are some local causes of bleeding from the nose. In developing countries, infestations still contribute a significant proportion of anemia in children. But it is very unusual for leech-causing persistent epistaxis with a consequence of severe anemia. We herein report a rare cause of severe anemia in a 5-year-old child presented to our clinic for persistent epistaxis. A leech was taken out with forceps, and his anemia was treated accordingly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1955a6654eb749ecacc0a64c9abca9df2025-02-03T01:21:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67732022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8557755Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a ChildYilkal Zemene0Tadele Hailu1Josh Wiedermann2ENT and Head and Neck SurgeonPediatric Hemato OncologistOtolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryEpistaxis in children can be caused by different systemic and local pathologies. Respiratory infections, nasal mucosa dryness, and foreign bodies are some local causes of bleeding from the nose. In developing countries, infestations still contribute a significant proportion of anemia in children. But it is very unusual for leech-causing persistent epistaxis with a consequence of severe anemia. We herein report a rare cause of severe anemia in a 5-year-old child presented to our clinic for persistent epistaxis. A leech was taken out with forceps, and his anemia was treated accordingly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8557755 |
| spellingShingle | Yilkal Zemene Tadele Hailu Josh Wiedermann Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child |
| title_full | Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child |
| title_short | Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child |
| title_sort | unusual cause of persistent epistaxis with severe anemia in a child |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8557755 |
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