The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis

Massive and severe epistaxis is an uncommon event in pregnancy. It could be life threatening and could affect the normal pregnancy course. The best management is still on debate; it could be medical, conservative or surgical. Pregnancy termination often is problem solving. Hormonal changes during pr...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 34; no. 49; p. 49
Main Authors Giambanco, Laura, Iannone, Vito, Borriello, Maddalena, Scibilia, Giuseppe, Scollo, Paolo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
The African Field Epidemiology Network
The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects
Acids
Adult
anaemia
Anemia
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Cesarean section
Childbirth & labor
epistaxis
Epistaxis - complications
Epistaxis - therapy
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Induced labor
Nose
Nose - pathology
Packaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - pathology
Pregnancy Complications - therapy
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index
Veins & arteries
Women
Italy
Epistaxis
anaemia
pregnancy
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Summary:Massive and severe epistaxis is an uncommon event in pregnancy. It could be life threatening and could affect the normal pregnancy course. The best management is still on debate; it could be medical, conservative or surgical. Pregnancy termination often is problem solving. Hormonal changes during pregnancy affects nasal physiology. Vaginal delivery, labour induction or cesarean section are all suitable, after hemodynamic stabilization of pregnant woman. We report a case and review the available literature.
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ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2019.34.49.19558