Frequency of Nontraumatic Epistaxis in Older Male Patients

Authors

  • Syed Mohammed Tipu Sultan Assistant Professor, ENT, Rangamati Medical College, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Md Abdus Sattar Associate Professor, ENT, BSMMU
  • Mahiuddin Khan Professor, ENT, DMCH
  • Zahedul Alam Professor, ENT, Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College, Dhaka
  • Golam Mostafa Professor, Histo & Cytopathology, NICHR
  • Ahmed Raquib Associate Professor, Dept of ENT & HNS, Popular Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v23i1.45109

Keywords:

Epistaxis, non-traumatic

Abstract

Introduction: Epistaxis is a common problem which may affect all age groups. It has bimodal presentation.Nontraumatic epistaxis may affect more frequently among older male.

Objective: It is important to observe the common factors related with the different etiological types of epistaxis. It is also important to observe the various socio demographic characteristic of the patient with pattern of presentation of the epistaxis.

Mehods: Cross-sectional study in tertiary level hospital. From July 2012 to June 2013, 176 participants were selected.

Results: Traumatic epistaxis was more frequent (70.51%) among younger age group (age <45yeras), whereas non-traumatic epistaxis was more frequent (72.92%) among older age group (age >45yeras). There was a statistically significant difference between the different age group with their etiology of the epistaxis (P = <0.001).

Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2017; 23(1): 32-40

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Published

2020-01-23

How to Cite

Sultan, S. M. T., Sattar, M. A., Khan, M., Alam, Z., Mostafa, G., & Raquib, A. (2020). Frequency of Nontraumatic Epistaxis in Older Male Patients. Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 23(1), 32–40. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v23i1.45109

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2017)

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Original Articles

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