A rare complication of oral anticoagulant treatment: Hemothorax Oral antikoagülan tedavinin nadir bir komplikasyonu: Hemotoraks

ÇİLEDAĞ A., ÇELİK G., Köycü G., Gürsoy E., YÜKSEL C.

Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.70-73, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.2463
  • Dergi Adı: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.70-73
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemothorax, Warfarin
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although bleeding is the most serious complication of oral anticoagulant treatment, hemothorax is extremely rare. Herein, a case with localized pleural plaques and spontaneous hemothorax due to warfarin treatment which was improved with medical treatment is presented because of its rarity. The patients recieving oral anticoagulant treatment should be monitorized for effective anticoagulation and adverse effects, if pleural effusion occurs, hemothorax should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis. Pleural pathologies such as pleural plaques or thickening may be risk factors for hemothorax.