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THORACIC INTRAMEDULLARY HAEMATOMA AS A COMPLICATION OF WARFARIN: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Murphy M. A.,
Nye D. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00151.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , warfarin , surgery , complication , subdural haematoma , cardiology , atrial fibrillation
Spontaneous intraspinal haematomas due to anticoagulants are uncommon, and usually extradural or subdural. Intramedullary haematomas are particularly rare, and only two case reports were found in the literature. We report a case of a thoracic intramedullary haemorrhage in a 61 year old man who had been commenced on warfarin 1 month previously, following aortic valve replacement. The literature is reviewed and reversal of warfarin effects, imaging and recommendations for treatment are discussed.