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What Causes Bleeding From Nose In A Child After A Head Injury?
hello, my younger sister a 6 year old tripped and the left side of her head was the first to hit a rough wall this caused some bleeding from her head but it was a surface cut nothing deep but about 30 mins later i noticed some dry blood on the edge of her nose it didn t drip or anything because it wasn t a lot but now about a 2 days after the head injury she started bleeding during her sleep but this time it dripped and it was let me say more serious so are those symptoms of a concussion or what precisely thank you
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
Fractures of the bones of the skull below the brain can cause the nose to bleed, as the roof of the nose is the base of the skull. Please take her to her pediatrician and get her investigated properly - X rays of the skull would be needed to rule out such injuries to the bones at the bottom of the skull (but above the nose).
- Best wishes,
Dr. Taher
- Best wishes,
Dr. Taher
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