A Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Uncontrolled Warfarin Therapy

Yardan T., Erenler A. K., Genc S., Akdemir H. U.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.130-132, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jaem.2011.050
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.130-132
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, warfarin therapy, emergency department
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a medical emergency which can cause acute respiratory failure. The diagnosis and treatment of DAH should be carried out as soon as possible. Even though it has various causes such as collagen vascular diseases, warfarin therapy is a rare cause of DAH. We discuss herein the clinical features, diagnosis and therapy options of DAH due to uncontrolled warfarin therapy in a case who presented to the Emergency Department.