Spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia presenting as bilateral adrenal hemorrhages and pulmonary embolism after total knee arthroplasty

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome is an acquired potentially life-threatening prothrombotic disorder caused by antibodies that recognize complexes of platelet factor 4 bound to heparin or heparin-like molecules. It typically occurs after exposure to unfractionated heparin, to a lesser extent...

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Principais autores:	Amro Elshoury, MBChB, Maha Khedr, MBChB, Mostafa M. Abousayed, MD, Syed Mehdi, MD
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Elsevier 2015-09-01
coleção:	Arthroplasty Today
Assuntos:	Adrenal hemorrhage Deep venous thrombosis Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Pulmonary embolism Total knee arthroplasty
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000539
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