Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer
It is estimated that more than 60% of people have epistaxis in their lifetimes, and as such it is a common complaint encountered in emergency medicine. Although epistaxis is usually self-limited and benign, it can occasionally be a sign of serious underlying pathology. We report a case of epistaxis...
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| description | It is estimated that more than 60% of people have epistaxis in their lifetimes, and as such it is a common complaint encountered in emergency medicine. Although epistaxis is usually self-limited and benign, it can occasionally be a sign of serious underlying pathology. We report a case of epistaxis secondary to invasive squamous cell cancer, ultimately leading to pneumocephalus and brain abscess. We recommend a low threshold for neuroimaging in patients with known prior head and neck cancers presenting with epistaxis, as even resolved epistaxis may be related to serious pathology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1233baefa414d1fa5fd7d088d59684d2025-08-20T02:21:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/460208460208Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck CancerDanielle Cross0Rebecca Jeanmonod1St. Luke’s University Health Network, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USASt. Luke’s University Health Network, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USAIt is estimated that more than 60% of people have epistaxis in their lifetimes, and as such it is a common complaint encountered in emergency medicine. Although epistaxis is usually self-limited and benign, it can occasionally be a sign of serious underlying pathology. We report a case of epistaxis secondary to invasive squamous cell cancer, ultimately leading to pneumocephalus and brain abscess. We recommend a low threshold for neuroimaging in patients with known prior head and neck cancers presenting with epistaxis, as even resolved epistaxis may be related to serious pathology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/460208 |
| spellingShingle | Danielle Cross Rebecca Jeanmonod Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer |
| title_full | Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer |
| title_short | Meningitis and Brain Abscess Presenting with Epistaxis in a Woman with Prior Head and Neck Cancer |
| title_sort | meningitis and brain abscess presenting with epistaxis in a woman with prior head and neck cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/460208 |
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