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71 Year Old Male, Sudden And Heavy Nose Bleeds, Severe Weight Loss, Losing Voice, Fatigue. Causes For Symptoms ?

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Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2012
Question: hi my father is 71yrs & previous been very hearty & robust but started having sudden and very heavy nose bleeds for 2 months now and has lost about 10kilos, is weak with fatigue & is now losing his voice. Any helpful advice would be appreciated. Thank you
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Answered by Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra (31 minutes later)
Hi,

Thanks for posting your query.

Considering the history of old age, epistaxis (nose bleed) since 2 months, weight loss & loss of voice, your father needs an immediate ENT specialist consultation and further investigations like rhinoscopy, laryngoscopy , X-ray paranasal sinus (PNS) & if required CT scan PNS. He needs to be clinically examined in detail to rule out some important causes including trauma, infection and malignancy.

Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your further queries, if any.

I wish your father a speedy recovery.

Regards,
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71 Year Old Male, Sudden And Heavy Nose Bleeds, Severe Weight Loss, Losing Voice, Fatigue. Causes For Symptoms ?

Hi,

Thanks for posting your query.

Considering the history of old age, epistaxis (nose bleed) since 2 months, weight loss & loss of voice, your father needs an immediate ENT specialist consultation and further investigations like rhinoscopy, laryngoscopy , X-ray paranasal sinus (PNS) & if required CT scan PNS. He needs to be clinically examined in detail to rule out some important causes including trauma, infection and malignancy.

Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your further queries, if any.

I wish your father a speedy recovery.

Regards,