Low-molecular-weight heparin-associated fat necrosis of the breast

Fat necrosis of the breast is a well-recognised complication of unfractionated heparin. The following is a case of fat necrosis due to low-molecular-weight heparin in a 91-year-old woman admitted to hospital with unstable angina.

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Published in:Age and ageing 2005-03, Vol.34 (2), p.193-194
Main Author: Das, Abhay Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angina, Unstable - drug therapy
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Breast
Breast Diseases - chemically induced
Enoxaparin - adverse effects
Enoxaparin - therapeutic use
fat necrosis
Fat Necrosis - chemically induced
Female
Health aspects
Heparin
Humans
Injections, Subcutaneous
Necrosis
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Summary:Fat necrosis of the breast is a well-recognised complication of unfractionated heparin. The following is a case of fat necrosis due to low-molecular-weight heparin in a 91-year-old woman admitted to hospital with unstable angina.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afi032