Spontaneous lingual and sublingual haematoma: a rare complication of warfarin use.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20142014 Jul 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25008335
ABSTRACT
Warfarin is commonly used for prevention of embolic events. Bleeding is the main side effect of warfarin. Lingual and sublingual haematoma are rare. In the literature, nine cases have so far been reported. We report the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian woman who developed spontaneous lingual and sublingual haematomas while on warfarin therapy. Spontaneous lingual and sublingual haematoma are rare, but can be potentially life-threatening complications as they cause airway obstruction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of earliest haematoma after warfarin use.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tongue
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Vitamin K
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Warfarin
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Hematoma
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Mouth Floor
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Anticoagulants
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Antifibrinolytic Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Case Rep
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turquía