Recurrent and Massive Life Threatening Epistaxis due to Nasal Heroin Usage

Epistaxis, active bleeding from the nose, is a common ear nose and throat emergency, and can be severe or even fatal. We report a severe life threatening recurrent massive nasal bleeding caused by intranasal heroin use that has not hitherto been reported in the English literature. A 24-year-old male...

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Main Authors: Yaman, Hüseyin, Aydın, Yusuf, Yılmaz, Süleyman, Önder, Elif, Güçlüm, Ender, Öztürk, Özcan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173709/