Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma during treatment of pulmonary embolism with warfarin: report of a case.
We present a case of a patient suffering from acute abdomen with a palpable mass on the left lower quadrant of the abdominal wall. The clinical manifestations and plain abdomen gave the misleading diagnosis of a ventral hernia. A review of the patient history revealed the use of anticoagulants for pulmonary embolism, and as a result computed tomography (CT) was performed which provided an accurate diagnosis of rectus sheath hematoma. The probable pathogenesis is discussed.
Chi
T W
TW
Department of Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Ma
Y C
YC
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014859:Warfarin