Migraine and epistaxis: An interesting combination
- Author:
Sweta Adatia
;
Vinay Chauhan
;
Preeti Sahota
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2012;17(2):153-154
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This is the report of a 28 year old woman who had a holocranial pulsating headache once a month
with nausea, photophobia and phonophobia lasting about 48 hours. There was no preceding aura. The
headache used to subside on every occasion with profuse epistaxis from both nostrils. Her neurological
and otolaryngological examination was normal. MRI brain showed no abnormality. During one of the
examinations at the time of the headache and epistaxis, she was found to have bilateral congestion
of nasal mucosa with no obvious identifi cation of bleeding points. This case illustrates that migraine
can result in epistaxis in some patients.
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