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What Causes Nasal Bleeing In An Infant?
Question: Hello Sir!!!
I have one year OLD son, who starts bleeding last night through his right nostril and which get stops after few second.Kindly suggest how to deal with this issue??Is there any major reason for concern??
I have one year OLD son, who starts bleeding last night through his right nostril and which get stops after few second.Kindly suggest how to deal with this issue??Is there any major reason for concern??
Brief Answer:
try applying pressure. Does he have any cold?
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
You mentioned that your child is having nasal bleed.
I need more information
1. Does he have any.cold or fever, if so for how many days?
2. Is this the first time or did have similar episodes before?
3. Did he fall or had any injury?
If your child is otherwise healthy and did not have similar episode in the past, don't worry.
You can pinch his nose at the lowermost end both together for a few minutes.
This will stop bleeding.
However if bleeding continues even intermittently it is better to show him to your pediatrician to get his nostrils examined for any injury
Get back with further information.
There could be multiple reasons commonest being nose picking and trauma.
However there could be other reasons like low platelets which can happen in viral fever.
Avoid using any nasal drops.
Wishing your child good health.
Regards
Dr Arun
try applying pressure. Does he have any cold?
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
You mentioned that your child is having nasal bleed.
I need more information
1. Does he have any.cold or fever, if so for how many days?
2. Is this the first time or did have similar episodes before?
3. Did he fall or had any injury?
If your child is otherwise healthy and did not have similar episode in the past, don't worry.
You can pinch his nose at the lowermost end both together for a few minutes.
This will stop bleeding.
However if bleeding continues even intermittently it is better to show him to your pediatrician to get his nostrils examined for any injury
Get back with further information.
There could be multiple reasons commonest being nose picking and trauma.
However there could be other reasons like low platelets which can happen in viral fever.
Avoid using any nasal drops.
Wishing your child good health.
Regards
Dr Arun
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
1. Does he have any.cold or fever, if so for how many days?
He is facing the colf for last one month but he is recovering well for last one week.
2. Is this the first time or did have similar episodes before?
This is the second episode after a gap of odd 20 days.
3. Did he fall or had any injury?
As he is one year old, so he get engage in every type of mischievious actvity , due to which he get fall many time on ground.But last day episode dont have any involvement of such activity of getting fall down but he was slapped by his mother for not eating food.
He is facing the colf for last one month but he is recovering well for last one week.
2. Is this the first time or did have similar episodes before?
This is the second episode after a gap of odd 20 days.
3. Did he fall or had any injury?
As he is one year old, so he get engage in every type of mischievious actvity , due to which he get fall many time on ground.But last day episode dont have any involvement of such activity of getting fall down but he was slapped by his mother for not eating food.
Brief Answer:
second episode needs full evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Bleeding for the second time needs full evaluation.
It should include a nasal examination and basic blood test for platelets and coagulation screen.
If reports are normal then you need not worry.
Regards
Dr Arun
second episode needs full evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Bleeding for the second time needs full evaluation.
It should include a nasal examination and basic blood test for platelets and coagulation screen.
If reports are normal then you need not worry.
Regards
Dr Arun
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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