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Acute airway obstruction due to spontaneous intrathyroid hemorrhage precipitated by anticoagulation therapy

Acute airway compromise due to hemorrhage in of thyroid gland is a rare life-hreating condition. The increasing use of anticoagulants for various reasons is likely increased the occurrence of this this complication. We describe an elderly patient on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation, which dev...

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Autores principales: Kokatnur, Laxmi, Rudrappa, Mohan, Mittadodla, Penchala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25538419
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.146324

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