A catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome complicated with heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia, successfully managed with double filtration plasmapheresis, steroids and a direct thrombin inhibitor
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231161
Abstract: A middle-aged woman with history of antiphospholipid syndrome, admitted to our hospital for lethargy and persistent chest pain, developed during hospitalisation intracerebral transverse sinus and sigmoid vein thromboses, retinal thromboses, acute renal failure and cardiac… read more here.
Keywords: heparin induced; antiphospholipid syndrome; induced thrombocytopaenia; catastrophic antiphospholipid ... See more keywords
Spontaneous bleeding from orbital haemangioma in drug-induced thrombocytopaenia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241741
Abstract: An 81-year-old woman, a drug-induced thrombocytopaenia (DITP) patient, presented with a case of spontaneous bleeding from an orbital haemangioma manifesting as a sudden onset of ocular pain, proptosis and limited eye movement. Image studies revealed… read more here.
Keywords: spontaneous bleeding; bleeding orbital; induced thrombocytopaenia; drug induced ... See more keywords
Cefepime: a novel cause of thrombocytopaenia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243749
Abstract: Thrombocytopaenia is a commonly encountered finding in hospitalised patients. Many antibiotics, especially beta-lactams, are well known to cause thrombocytopaenia by an immune-mediated mechanism. We present a 55-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital with… read more here.
Keywords: thrombocytopaenia; cefepime novel; induced thrombocytopaenia; cefepime ... See more keywords
Multiterritorial strokes in the setting of spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia syndrome
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244143
Abstract: We present a case study of a 38-year-old man who developed arterial and venous thrombi, resulting in multiterritorial strokes, a pulmonary embolus and a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in the setting of spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia… read more here.
Keywords: heparin induced; multiterritorial strokes; spontaneous heparin; induced thrombocytopaenia ... See more keywords