title: A life-threatening complication of warfarin therapy in ED: diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
abstract: Warfarin have some serious adverse effects, and bleeding is one of the most serious and frequent of them. In this case report, we present the diffuse alveolar hemorrhage case as a rare and life-threatening complication of warfarin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: eminuysal79@mynet.com.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Van Military Hospital, Van Askeri Hastanesi, Altıntepe, Van, Turkey. Electronic address: cevikerdem@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Çevik
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: suleyman.solak@hotmail.com.tr.
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solak
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Etimesgut Asker Hastanesi, Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: yahya_acar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yahya Ayhan
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: mustafayalimol@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yalimol
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin