The most common cause of recurrent epistaxis in a 15 year old female is: (A) Juvenile nasopharyngeal fibroma, (B) Rhinosporidiosis, (C) Foreign body, (D) Hematological disorder
Answer is D. Causes for recurrent epistaxis in the female child are haematological disorders like Haemophilia, Christmas disease, Vit. K deficiency, Scurvy Leukaemia, Aplastic anaemia, Thrombocytopenic and vascular purpura