Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage secondary to prolonged use of oral contraceptives.
Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) are the most commonly used form of contraception throughout the United States of America. The prolonged usage of oral contraceptives leads to a variety of complications, ranging from subclinical modifications of liver function tests to the development of benign and malignant tumors of the liver. Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage secondary to oral contraceptive use was only reported once in the early 1980s. We report a case of spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage secondary to prolonged ingestion of combined OCPs followed by multiple pulmonary emboli without underlying thrombophilia.
Jaffar
Reema
R
Department of Anatomical Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Biotech Three One Innovation Drive, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Reema.Jaffar@Umassmemorial.org
Pechet
Liberto
L
Whalen
Giles Francis
GF
Banner
Barbara F
BF
D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal