Common treatment for epistaxis contains peanut oil

The recent 10-minute consultation on epistaxis offered some sound advice. 1 The suggestion of prescribing 0.1% chlorhexidine/0.5% neomycin cream is a well accepted practice within the ear, nose, and throat community. A study in children with recurrent epistaxis found antiseptic cream to be a suitabl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ (Online) 2012-07, Vol.345 (7866), p.33-33
Hauptverfasser:	Foden, Neil M, Joseph, Theo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use Chlorhexidine - therapeutic use Cream Drug Combinations Epistaxis Epistaxis - complications Epistaxis - drug therapy Humans MAY CONTAIN NUTS Neomycin - therapeutic use Ointments Peanut Hypersensitivity - complications Peanut Oil Physicians Plant Oils - administration & dosage Plant Oils - adverse effects Throat
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Zusammenfassung:	The recent 10-minute consultation on epistaxis offered some sound advice. 1 The suggestion of prescribing 0.1% chlorhexidine/0.5% neomycin cream is a well accepted practice within the ear, nose, and throat community. A study in children with recurrent epistaxis found antiseptic cream to be a suitable treatment, 2 whereas a Cochrane review concluded that the optimal management is unknown. 3 Doctors should ask all patients if they have a peanut allergy before prescribing this cream because it contains peanut oil (arachis oil).
ISSN:	0959-8138 1756-1833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.e4785