This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Nose and paranasal sinuses, Subject name: ENT
Posterior epistaxis is commonly seen in 
Select and explain. 
A. Children with ethmoidal polyps, B. Foreign body of the nose, C. Hypeension, D. Nose picking
C: Hypeension
Answer: C: Hypeension 
Explanation: Posterior epistaxis is commonly seen in elderly hypeensive patients. Often due to aeriosclerosis, rarely spontaneously Ref: Dhingra 7e pg 199.