[Thrombocytopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with left atrial myxoma--a case report].
A case of a 47-year-old man, a Jehovah's Witness, with left atrial myxoma is presented. Clinical presentation included several months of thrombocytopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Deterioration of heart failure was complicated by pneumonia and worsening of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Therapeutic challenges related to patient's religious beliefs are discussed.
Kucharski
Wojciech
W
Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Zawodowych i Nadciśnienia Tetniczego, Wrocław, Poland.
Kosmala
Wojciech
W
Silber
Michał
M
Poreba
Rafał
R
Zych
Bartłomiej
B
Zembala
Marian
M
D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*