Low-molecular-weight heparin-associated fat necrosis of the breast.
Fat necrosis of the breast is a well-recognised complication of unfractionated heparin. The following is a case of fat necrosis due to low-molecular-weight heparin in a 91-year-old woman admitted to hospital with unstable angina.
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Abhay Kumar
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Medicine for the Elderly, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. abhaylopa@yahoo.co.uk
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous
D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin