A life-threatening complication of warfarin therapy in ED: diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

Warfarin have some serious adverse effects, and bleeding is one of the most serious and frequent of them. In this case report, we present the diffuse alveolar hemorrhage case as a rare and life-threatening complication of warfarin.

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2014-06, Vol.32 (6), p.690.e3-690.e4
Main Authors: Uysal, Emin, MD, Çevik, Erdem, MD, Solak, Süleyman, MD, Acar, Yahya Ayhan, MD, Yalimol, Mustafa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Blood
Drug therapy
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hemoptysis - chemically induced
Hemoptysis - diagnostic imaging
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ostomy
Patients
Pulmonary Alveoli - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Warfarin - adverse effects
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Summary:Warfarin have some serious adverse effects, and bleeding is one of the most serious and frequent of them. In this case report, we present the diffuse alveolar hemorrhage case as a rare and life-threatening complication of warfarin.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.12.022