Differential Diagnosis: Epistaxis
Shanna Hillsman, LVMT, University of Tennessee
M. Katherine Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), Texas A&M University
ArticleLast Updated August 20181 min readPeer Reviewed
Following are differential diagnoses, listed in order of likeliness, for patients presented with epistaxis.
Localized
Nasal tumor
Trauma
Idiopathic rhinitis
Periapical abscess
Fungal rhinitis
Nasal foreign body
Oronasal fistula
Leishmaniasis
Systemic
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopathia
Coagulopathy
Vasculitis
Hypertension
Less commonly:
Leishmaniasis
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Scott syndrome