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Hi- I Am Noticing A Small Amount Of Blood On
Question: Hi-
I am noticing a small amount of blood on my tissue less than a drop when i dap my nose with a tissue on either side of my nasal septum right and left side for about a month. No blood when i sneeze. Occasionally a little bit of blood when i blow my nose on either side(again less than a drop). I have been trying a humidifier at night and saline nasal spray. Is it sonething serious? When i look up bleeding from nose they takked anout nasal cancer and I got worried.
I am noticing a small amount of blood on my tissue less than a drop when i dap my nose with a tissue on either side of my nasal septum right and left side for about a month. No blood when i sneeze. Occasionally a little bit of blood when i blow my nose on either side(again less than a drop). I have been trying a humidifier at night and saline nasal spray. Is it sonething serious? When i look up bleeding from nose they takked anout nasal cancer and I got worried.
Brief Answer:
It is not a sign of nasopharyngeal cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Minor nose bleeds are common and occur because of nasal irritations or colds. Other conditions like deviated nasal septum and nasal polyps can also cause small bleed.
It is not a sign of nasopharyngeal cancer because bleeding only develop in late stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
You can continue saline nasal drops and wait for spontaneous recovery. If symptoms persists you consult an ENT specialist to look for conditions like nasal polyps or other lesion in the nasal cavity.
Thanks
It is not a sign of nasopharyngeal cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Minor nose bleeds are common and occur because of nasal irritations or colds. Other conditions like deviated nasal septum and nasal polyps can also cause small bleed.
It is not a sign of nasopharyngeal cancer because bleeding only develop in late stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
You can continue saline nasal drops and wait for spontaneous recovery. If symptoms persists you consult an ENT specialist to look for conditions like nasal polyps or other lesion in the nasal cavity.
Thanks
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
What about leukemia? When I looked up epistaxsis they mentioned leukemia. Is the nasal bleeding from leukemia different? Thanks.
Brief Answer:
Very unlikely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Epistaxis and spontaneous bleeding are very late manifestation of leukaemia and by that time you might have developed other symptoms.
If you are worried you can go for a peripheral smear for confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks
Very unlikely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Epistaxis and spontaneous bleeding are very late manifestation of leukaemia and by that time you might have developed other symptoms.
If you are worried you can go for a peripheral smear for confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks
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Dr. Raju A.T
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