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What Causes Orange Coloured Nasal Drainage Post Suffering A Concussion?
I hit the back of my head pretty hard, and then had a very faint orange colored fluid run out of my nose, quickly as if it was a nose bleed, but it wasn t blood. It was clear with a hint of orange. It stopped after about five minutes. The concussive like symptoms are still present though. Any idea what this fluid could have been?
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
Hi,
Without an exam, I can only give general information. Mostly it is from very slight amounts of blood in the fluid. The worst case is if there were a skull fracture leaking spinal fluid but that is unlikely. Sometimes irritation causes seepage out of blood vessels and there can be slight blood tinging with this also.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Without an exam, I can only give general information. Mostly it is from very slight amounts of blood in the fluid. The worst case is if there were a skull fracture leaking spinal fluid but that is unlikely. Sometimes irritation causes seepage out of blood vessels and there can be slight blood tinging with this also.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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