Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature
Oral anticoagulants and anti-platelet therapies are used for treatment and especially prophylaxis in clinical situations where there is a risk of thromboembolism or when thromboembolic events occur. The presented case was a patient who was hospitalized due to cellulitis in the leg, and was diagnosed...
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| description | Oral anticoagulants and anti-platelet therapies are used for treatment and especially prophylaxis in clinical situations where there is a risk of thromboembolism or when thromboembolic events occur. The presented case was a patient who was hospitalized due to cellulitis in the leg, and was diagnosed with heart failure, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was started on prophylactic oral anticoagulants for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and subsequently developed spontaneous breast hematoma. The usual sites of such bleeding are the skin, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, central nervous system, retroperitoneum, muscle, and the site of recent surgical procedures or trauma while breast hematomas are usually of traumatic origin. Spontaneous bleeding into the breast after anticoagulant use is rare. While using anticoagulants, it should be kept in mind that, rarely, bleeding may occur in the breast. We advise that intervention in such cases is unnecessary, no matter how large the breast hematoma is, and that new anti-coagulant drugs may be safer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-305acd84aee94ef9a71922773ad623db2023-07-05T08:46:35ZengGalenos Publishing HouseEuropean Journal of Breast Health2587-08312023-07-0119325726010.4274/ejbh.galenos.2023.2023-3-813049054Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the LiteratureEmrah Dağtekin0Sebahattin Çelik1 Department of General Surgery, Van Yuzuncu Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey Department of General Surgery, Van Yuzuncu Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey Oral anticoagulants and anti-platelet therapies are used for treatment and especially prophylaxis in clinical situations where there is a risk of thromboembolism or when thromboembolic events occur. The presented case was a patient who was hospitalized due to cellulitis in the leg, and was diagnosed with heart failure, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was started on prophylactic oral anticoagulants for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and subsequently developed spontaneous breast hematoma. The usual sites of such bleeding are the skin, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, central nervous system, retroperitoneum, muscle, and the site of recent surgical procedures or trauma while breast hematomas are usually of traumatic origin. Spontaneous bleeding into the breast after anticoagulant use is rare. While using anticoagulants, it should be kept in mind that, rarely, bleeding may occur in the breast. We advise that intervention in such cases is unnecessary, no matter how large the breast hematoma is, and that new anti-coagulant drugs may be safer. http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/breast-hematoma-a-rare-complication-of-anticoagula/60752 breast hematomaoral anticoagulanttreatment |
| spellingShingle | Emrah Dağtekin Sebahattin Çelik Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature European Journal of Breast Health breast hematoma oral anticoagulant treatment |
| title | Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Breast Hematoma: A Rare Complication of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Use and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | breast hematoma a rare complication of anticoagulant and antiplatelet use and review of the literature |
| topic | breast hematoma oral anticoagulant treatment |
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