Clopidogrel-induced spontaneous pectoral hematoma

Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. Gastrointestinal symptomsincluding nausea, diarrhea and constipation are the common side effects ofthis drug. Serious side effects like intracranial he...

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Autores principales: Cakar, Mehmet Akif, Kocayigit, Ibrahim, Aydin, Ercan, Demirci, Hakan, Gunduz, Huseyin
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087521
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.99342
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author Cakar, Mehmet Akif
Kocayigit, Ibrahim
Aydin, Ercan
Demirci, Hakan
Gunduz, Huseyin
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Kocayigit, Ibrahim
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Demirci, Hakan
Gunduz, Huseyin
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description Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. Gastrointestinal symptomsincluding nausea, diarrhea and constipation are the common side effects ofthis drug. Serious side effects like intracranial hemorrhage and severe neutropenia were also reported but spontaneous pectoral hematoma due to the clopidogrel has not been reported previously. We present a case of large spontaneous pectoral hematoma during clopidogrel therapy in an elderly woman.
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spelling pubmed-34699632012-10-19 Clopidogrel-induced spontaneous pectoral hematoma Cakar, Mehmet Akif Kocayigit, Ibrahim Aydin, Ercan Demirci, Hakan Gunduz, Huseyin Indian J Pharmacol Drug Watch Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. Gastrointestinal symptomsincluding nausea, diarrhea and constipation are the common side effects ofthis drug. Serious side effects like intracranial hemorrhage and severe neutropenia were also reported but spontaneous pectoral hematoma due to the clopidogrel has not been reported previously. We present a case of large spontaneous pectoral hematoma during clopidogrel therapy in an elderly woman. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3469963/ /pubmed/23087521 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.99342 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cakar, Mehmet Akif
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Gunduz, Huseyin
Clopidogrel-induced spontaneous pectoral hematoma
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title_full Clopidogrel-induced spontaneous pectoral hematoma
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title_short Clopidogrel-induced spontaneous pectoral hematoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087521
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.99342
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