[Iliopsoas muscle hematoma during treatment with warfarin].
Warfarin is a widely used drug for the prevention of thromboembolic events. Knowledge of its adverse effects is necessary for patient follow-up. Although the development of blood dyscrasias is a potential complication in these patients, retroperitoneal bleeding is rare. This article reports the case of a patient who developed iliopsoas muscle hematoma during treatment with warfarin after implantation of a metallic prosthetic aortic valve. The clinical manifestations involved important differential diagnoses.
Zago
Gabriel
G
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Appel-da-Silva
Marcelo Campos
MC
Danzmann
Luiz Claudio
LC
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin