A 10 years old child with recurrent epistaxis, likely cause -: (A) Hypertension, (B) Arteriosclerosis, (C) Angiofibroma, (D) Surgery
Answer is C. Ans. is 'C' i.e., Angiofibroma Causes of Recurrent epistaxis in children o Retained nasal foreign body o Use of nasal sprays as intranasal steroid sprays o Haemorrhagic disease as in ITP, von willebrand disease o Angiofibroma (suspect in adolescent boys) o Nasal parasitosis/Nasal myiasis