Epistaxis in end stage liver disease masquerading as severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2014; 20(38): 13993-13998
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13993

Table 1 Characteristics of patients n (%)

Characteristic	Data
Age (yr, mean ± SD, range)	54.4 ± 9.7 (40-75)
Sex (Male/Female)	12/8 (60/40)
Child Pugh class	A: 0; B: 1 (5); C: 19 (95)
MELD score, (mean ± SD, range)	29.6 ± 7.5
Etiology
HCV + Alcoholic	5 (25)
Alcoholic	5 (25)
Cryptogenetic	5 (25)
HCV	4 (20)
PBC + AIH	1 (5)
Inpatient start of bleeding	18 (90)
Nasogastric tube placed prior to bleeding	16 (80)
Hematemesis	15 (75)
Melena and/or Hematochezia	9 (45)
PT (s, mean ± SD, range)	20.7 ± 6.8 (13.4-42.6)
INR (mean ± SD, range)	2.3 ± 1.4 (1.4-7.8)
Platelet count (/mm³, mean ± SD, range)	51000 ± 32082 (11000-120000)
Hematocrit (mean ± SD, range)	23.5% ± 2.9% (18.5%-29.9%)

AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; INR: International normalized ratio; MELD: Model for end stage liver disease; PBC: Primary biliary cirrhosis; PT: Prothrombin time; SD: Standard deviation.

Citation: Camus M, Jensen DM, Matthews JD, Ohning GV, Kovacs TO, Jutabha R, Ghassemi KA, Machicado GA, Dulai GS. Epistaxis in end stage liver disease masquerading as severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(38): 13993-13998
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i38/13993.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13993