Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Park, Kwan Jun, Bushmiaer, Marty, Barnes, C. Lowry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2015.02.001
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Sumario:Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency, corticosteroids were promptly started, and the patient made a dramatic recovery and did not suffer further complications.

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