Postmenopausal bleeding due to chronic DIC.
'Bleeding disorders' are listed as a cause of postmenopausal bleeding even though there appear to be no reported cases. We present a case of postmenopausal bleeding, because of chronic DIC, which resulted from aortic aneurysm and was managed with replacement blood products and tranexamic acid.
Bollapragada
Shrikant S
SS
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Directorate, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport SK2 7JE, UK. bsshrikant@yahoo.com
Garg
Mamta
M
McFarlane
Tom
T
D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014148:Tranexamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D014148:Tranexamic Acid