Emergency treatment with ketoconazole in disseminated intravascular coagulation due to metastatic prostatic carcinoma.
We report the use of ketoconazole to control disseminated intravascular coagulation due to prostatic carcinoma. Clinical improvement in the condition of the patient was noted in 48 hours and coagulation profile became normal in 10 days.
Bhadoria
D P
DP
Mukhopadhyay
D K
DK
Mehta
S
S
Mittal
D
D
Rao
Y V
YV
Malhotra
K K
KK
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007654:Ketoconazole