Symptom: Nosebleeds

Introduction: Nosebleeds

Nosebleeds: Bleeding from the nose. See free access online books about Nosebleeds below. See detailed information below for a list of 157 causes of Nosebleeds, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Nosebleeds:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Nosebleeds. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Nose conditions
  • Nose injury
  • Blow to the nose
  • Broken nose
  • Nose picking
  • Nasal infection
  • Nasal congestion
  • Common cold
  • Allergies
  • Nasal polyp
  • Nasal foreign body
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Nasal tumors
  • Sinus tumors
  • Nasal cancer
• Dry nasal passages
  • Cold dry air
  • Cocaine
  • Aging
  • Menopause
• Bleeding disorders
  • Clotting disorders
  • Hemophilia
  • Christmas disease
  • Von Willebrand's disease
  • Leukemia
  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Hypertension
• Rapid weight loss
• Excessive dieting

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Causes of Types of Nosebleeds:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Nosebleeds:

• Epistaxis (92 causes)

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Nosebleeds

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Bleeding symptoms (913 causes)
• Nose symptoms (448 causes)
• Head symptoms (3835 causes)
• Face symptoms (2762 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Nosebleeds

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Nosebleeds:

• Bleeding (913 causes)
• Runny nose (151 causes)
• Stuffy nose (107 causes)
• Nose symptoms (448 causes)
• Dry nose (7 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Nosebleeds

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Misdiagnosis and Nosebleeds

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Diagnostic tests for Nosebleeds:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Nosebleeds. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Blood pressure. High blood pressure may be a cause of the bleeding nose
  • After nasal trauma, must always inspect inside the nose for a blood clot in the septum because it may be later complicated by abscess formation and collapse of the nasal septum causing a permanent deformity
  • Determine where the bleeding is coming from - e.g. from Little's area in the nose (the front part of the nasal septum) or further up the nasal passageway. Ninety percent of bleeding noses result from bleeding from Little's area. Bleeding from this area is usually not a serious problem. However when the bleeding is from the back of the nasal passageway, one must always consider the possibility of a nasal cancer.
  • Full examination of the ears, nose and throat

See full list of 26 diagnostic tests for Nosebleeds

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Nosebleeds. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• When did the nose bleeds begin? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• How often do you get nose bleeds?
• How much blood is lost on each occasion?
• Is the bleeding from one or both nostrils?
• Is there a simple reason for the nose bleeds? - e.g. nose picking.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Nosebleeds (24 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Nosebleeds) may include:

• Pain with a blood stained discharge? - must consider nasopharyngeal cancer or acute sinusitis.
• Has there bleeding from multiple sites? - e.g. bleeding gums, heavy periods, easy bruising of the skin, rectal bleeding, painful swelling of the joints - may suggest the presence of a systemic bleeding defect.
• Widespread itchiness of skin? - may suggest myeloproliferative cancers that can cause an acquired bleeding disorder or iron deficiency secondary to blood loss.
• Tiredness, weight loss, fever, night sweats? - may suggest malignancy such as leukemia.
• Dry nose? - dry nasal passages increase the risk of nose bleeds. Dry nasal passages may be due to Sjogren's syndrome, air conditioning, aging, menopause and cocaine use.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Nosebleeds (24 listings)

Stories from Users for Nosebleeds

Real-life user stories relating to Nosebleeds:

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• Severe Nose Bleed has caused problems
• what is this on my nose?
• Big Noses
• Frequent and heavy nosebleeds.
• Nosebleed help

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Nosebleeds or relevant symptoms:

• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (275)
  • Swelling in roof of mouth
  • Pain on one side of throat
  • Please help! Mucus/dark circles/bad breath...
  • Painful white bumps on tongue
  • Sinus headache & eye area pain
  • More user stories
• Hematologic/Lymphatic (Blood and Lymph) (106)
  • High platelet count
  • Extreme neck pain, swollen lymph node -help
  • Swollen lymph nodes in groin
  • Nipple Discharge
  • Swollen Lymph Node for 2 1/2 months
  • More user stories
• Allergic/Immunologic (88)
  • Chronic hives
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
  • More user stories

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Causes of Nosebleeds listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Nosebleeds as a symptom include:

• Angiofibroma
• Asphyxiation
• Bleeding tendency
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Esthesioneuroblastomas, olfactory
• Head injury
• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Hypertension, systemic
• Isotretinoin
• Maxillary sinus carcinoma
• Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
• Nasal type natural killer/T-cell lymphoma
• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
• Polychondritis
• Polycythaemia rubra vera
• Rheumatic fever
• Rhinosporidiosis
• Wegener's granulomatosis

See full list of 157 causes of Nosebleeds
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Nosebleeds:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Nosebleeds as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Certain nasal sprays
• Nasal steroid spray
• Oral contraceptives
• Aspirin
• Ibuprofen

See full list of 141 medications causing Nosebleeds

Drug interactions causing Nosebleeds:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Nosebleeds as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Miconazole and warfarin interaction
• Coumadin (Warfarin) and Mevacor (Lovastatin) interaction
• Coumadin (Warfarin) and Alka-Seltzer (acetylsalicylic acid) interaction
• Coumadin (Warfarin) and Anacin interaction
• Coumadin (Warfarin) and Ascriptin interaction

See full list of 77 drug interactions causing Nosebleeds

Definitions of Nosebleeds:

Bleeding from the nose.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Nosebleeds:

The list of organs typically affected by Nosebleeds may include, but is not limited to:

• Nose

Detailed list of causes of Nosebleeds

The list below shows some of the causes of Nosebleeds mentioned in various sources:

• Accidental Eye Injury - Epistaxis
• Acquired Aplastic Anemia - nose bleeds
• Acquired prothrombin deficiency - nosebleeds
• Acute cholinergic dysautonomia - bleeding nose
• Acute leukemia

See full list of 157 causes of Nosebleeds

How Common are these Causes of Nosebleeds?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Nosebleeds. Of the 157 causes of Nosebleeds that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 5 causes are "very common" diseases
• 5 causes are "common" diseases
• 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 11 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 137 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 157 causes of Nosebleeds

Conditions listing symptoms: Nosebleeds:

The following list of conditions have 'Nosebleeds' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Nosebleeds Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Nosebleeds based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: