title: [A rare complication of oral anticoagulant treatment: hemothorax].
abstract: Although bleeding is the most serious complication of oral anticoagulant treatment, hemothorax is extremely rare. Herein, a case with localized pleural plaques and spontaneous hemothorax due to warfarin treatment which was improved with medical treatment is presented because of its rarity. The patients recieving oral anticoagulant treatment should be monitorized for effective anticoagulation and adverse effects, if pleural effusion occurs, hemothorax should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis. Pleural pathologies such as pleural plaques or thickening may be risk factors for hemothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. aciledag@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çiledağ
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.forename: Gözde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Köycü
authors.forename: Eren
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gürsoy
authors.forename: Cabir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yüksel
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin