Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Warfarin Overdose

Nural M. S., Baydın A., Karatas A. D., Elmalı M.

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.68-71, 2006 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-71
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: alveolar hemorrhage, warfarin, chest x-ray
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Warfarin is one of the most common oral anticoagulant used today. Although bleeding is the primary adverse effect of warfarin, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a rare condition. Here we report the clinical and imaging findings of a 53 year-old male patient who rapidly developed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after an overdose of warfarin for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation.