SPONTANEOUS HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA: WHEN A POST-OP PULMONARY EMBOLISM ISN'T JUST A POST-OP PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)33806-7
Abstract: Spontaneous heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare syndrome in which anti-heparin antibodies develop without heparin exposure. Patients with spontaneous HIT are in a hypercoagulable state, often presenting with arterial or venous thromboembolism (VTE). Prompt… read more here.
Keywords: post pulmonary; pulmonary embolism; spontaneous heparin;
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