Nontraumatic Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax with Concomitant Warfarin Use

Nontraumatic Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax with Concomitant Warfarin Use

Hemorrhagic complications due to warfarin use are frequently seen in emergency departments. However, nontraumatic massive hemothorax is an unexpected complication. We report a 59-year-old woman with warfarin overdose, who had massive hemothorax in right lung without any history of trauma. Her main complaint was significant dyspnea, which has gradually increased in three days. On her physical ex...

Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Child with Hemophilia

Dabigatran-Induced Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax

Spontaneous hemothorax due to anticoagulant use is extremely rare in clinical practice. Dabigatran is a novel anticoagulant to prevent stroke or thromboembolic episodes in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. We report on an 83-year-old man who received dabigatran therapy (110 mg twice daily) for 7 months and developed massive spontaneous hemothorax and acute renal failure. The patien...

Correction to: Dabigatran-Induced Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax

Page 3, Table 2, 'Renal function indexes at different dates after admission': The cell entry in column 2, detailing the patient's urea concentration (μmol/L) on Day 1.

spontaneous massive hemothorax secondary to ectopic diaphragmatic varicose veins

the article reports a clinical case of a 39-year-old male patient who was admitted in the emergency room in shock. the clinical exams and additional tests identified a right massive hemothorax, without apparent etiological factors. he was submitted to an emergency right thoracotomy. a bulky varicose formation in the diaphragmatic surface, with evident laceration and haemorrhage was identified. ...