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*Inhaled steroids | *Inhaled steroids | ||
*Intranasal rhabdomyosarcoma | *Intranasal rhabdomyosarcoma | ||
* | *Intranasal tumors (Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in adult, and nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in adolescent males) | ||
*[[Isotretinoin]] | *[[Isotretinoin]] | ||
*Juvenile nasal angiofibroma | *Juvenile nasal angiofibroma | ||
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*[[Nasal congestion]] | *[[Nasal congestion]] | ||
* | *Nasal excoriation | ||
* | *Nasal infection | ||
*[[Nasal polyp]] | *[[Nasal polyp]] | ||
* | *Nasal prong O2 which tends to dry the nasal mucosa | ||
* | *Nasal septum deviations | ||
* | *Nasal trauma | ||
* | *Nasal tumors | ||
* | *Nassal ulceration | ||
* | *Nose conditions | ||
* | *Nose picking | ||
* | *Orbital decompression | ||
*[[Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome]] | *[[Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome]] | ||
*[[Pertussis]] | *[[Pertussis]] | ||
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Editor in Chief: Liudvikas Jagminas, M.D., FACEP [1] Phone: 401-729-2419
Overview
Causes
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Abnormal nasal anatomy
- Acute respiratory tract infections
- Acute sinusitis
- Aging
- Alcohol (due to vasodilation)
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anticoagulant use
- Antiplatelet medication
- Antrostomy
- Aplastic anemia
- Aspirin
- Atherosclerosis
- Barotrauma
- Blood dyscrasias
- Broken nose
- Chemical irritants
- Christmas disease
- Chronic sinusitis
- Clopidogrel
- Coagulopathies
- Cocaine
- Cold dry air
- Common cold
- Cystic fibrosis
- Dental extraction
- Desmopressin
- Deviated septum
- Dry nasal mucosa
- Endoscopic sinus procedures
- Excessive dieting
- Facial surgery
- Fexofenadine
- Foreign body in nose
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Heamophilia
- Heart failure (due to an increase in venous pressure)
- Hematological malignancy
- Hepatitis
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis
- Hypertension
- Iatrogenic
- Ibuprofen
- Infectious diseases
- Inhaled steroids
- Intranasal rhabdomyosarcoma
- Intranasal tumors (Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in adult, and nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in adolescent males)
- Isotretinoin
- Juvenile nasal angiofibroma
- Leukemia
- Malnutrition (especially anemia)
- Migraine
- Narcotics
- Nasal congestion
- Nasal excoriation
- Nasal infection
- Nasal polyp
- Nasal prong O2 which tends to dry the nasal mucosa
- Nasal septum deviations
- Nasal trauma
- Nasal tumors
- Nassal ulceration
- Nose conditions
- Nose picking
- Orbital decompression
- Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome
- Pertussis
- Polycythemia vera
- Pregnancy
- Purpura
- Rapid weight loss
- Renal dialysis
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoscleroma
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroma
- Sclerotic Vessels
- Scoliosis
- Septal granulomas
- Septal perforation
- Septoplasty
- Sinus tumor
- Skull fracture
- Surgery (such as septoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery)
- Syphilis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Thrombocytopenia
- Trauma to Littlee's area
- Tuberculosis
- Vascular disorders
- Viral rhinitis
- Vitamin C deficiency
- Vitamin K deficiency
- Von Willebrand's disease
- Warfarin
- Wegener granulomatosis