Rheumatic mitral stenosis with epistaxis as an initial symptom

Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb;50(2):e74-5.

Abstract

Epistaxis is a frequent presentation in the emergency department and often causes significant anxiety among patients and their relatives. We report a 30-year-old man with mitral stenosis presenting with epistaxis as the initial symptom. He had no other symptoms related to mitral stenosis prior to this episode. Epistaxis is a very unusual initial presentation of rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Electrocardiography
  • Epistaxis / complications*
  • Epistaxis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnosis
  • Treatment Outcome