ADHD presenting as recurrent epistaxis: a case report

Epistaxis is an important otorhinolaryngological emergency, which usually has an apparent etiology, frequently local trauma in children. Here we present a case report wherein the epistaxis was recalcitrant, and proved to have a psychiatric disorder as an underlying basis. The child was diagnosed wit...

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Autores principales: Rather, Yasir H, Sheikh, Ajaz A, Sufi, Aalia R, Qureshi, Ateeq A, Wani, Zaid A, Shaukat, Tasneem S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21513567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-5-13
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author Rather, Yasir H
Sheikh, Ajaz A
Sufi, Aalia R
Qureshi, Ateeq A
Wani, Zaid A
Shaukat, Tasneem S
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description Epistaxis is an important otorhinolaryngological emergency, which usually has an apparent etiology, frequently local trauma in children. Here we present a case report wherein the epistaxis was recalcitrant, and proved to have a psychiatric disorder as an underlying basis. The child was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, hyperactive type, which led to trauma to nasal mucosa due to frequent and uncontrolled nose picking. Treatment with atomoxetine controlled the patient's symptoms and led to a remission of epistaxis.
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spelling pubmed-31089052011-06-07 ADHD presenting as recurrent epistaxis: a case report Rather, Yasir H Sheikh, Ajaz A Sufi, Aalia R Qureshi, Ateeq A Wani, Zaid A Shaukat, Tasneem S Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health Case Report Epistaxis is an important otorhinolaryngological emergency, which usually has an apparent etiology, frequently local trauma in children. Here we present a case report wherein the epistaxis was recalcitrant, and proved to have a psychiatric disorder as an underlying basis. The child was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, hyperactive type, which led to trauma to nasal mucosa due to frequent and uncontrolled nose picking. Treatment with atomoxetine controlled the patient's symptoms and led to a remission of epistaxis. BioMed Central 2011-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3108905/ /pubmed/21513567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-5-13 Text en Copyright ©2011 Rather et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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