Open AccessDelayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
Author(s) -
Naji Faezeh Sadat,
Shafie Mahan,
Issaiy Mahbod,
Zarei Jalalabadi Narjes,
Parsa Samaneh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6085
Subject(s) - medicine , heparin induced thrombocytopenia , heparin , pulmonary embolus , embolus , intensive care medicine , surgery , pulmonary embolism
Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of heparin in which thrombocytopenia and thrombosis occur several days after heparin cessation. We describe a 47‐year‐old female patient with a history of melanoma and multiple surgeries presented to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and chest pain on the eighth day after discharge.