title: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage secondary to superwarfarin ingestion.
abstract: A 27-year-old woman with severe vitamin K deficiency presented with hemoptysis and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. She rapidly developed respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support. Surreptitious ingestion of brodifacoum, a long-acting warfarin derivative, was ultimately found to be the cause of her coagulopathy and DAH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chediak
mesh_terms: D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins; D012378:Rodenticides; C013418:bromfenacoum