1990 Volume 1990 Issue Supplement37 Pages 139-143
Eight hundred and sixty-five patients with epistaxis were observed during the past 3years (From January 1985 to December 1987). There were 501 males and 360 females.
There were 861 cases of epistaxis among 15790 outpatients, the incidence w as 5 percent. Epistaxis was observed more frequently in males than in females (the male/female ratio is 3 to 2). Epistaxis occurred more frequently in June.
The age distribution showed an increase in frequenc y between the age group of 5 to 10years, and the age group of 50 and 55 years.
The majority of epistaxis cases ori g inated from the anterior part of the nasal septum (Little's area).
After the age of 40, epistaxis was accompanied frequently by systemic diseases such as hypertension. Most epistaxis cases could be controlled in the hospital otorhinolaryngeal room or emergency room.
