Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Leading to Spontaneous Muscle Hematoma: An Event Fraught with Danger

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Leading to Spontaneous Muscle Hematoma: An Event Fraught with Danger

Alcohol abuse is associated with both potentiating and antagonizing hemostatic states. Liver cirrhosis is an independent causal factor for many bleeding complications. The long-term effects of alcohol abuse coupled with advanced liver cirrhosis are additive in favor of bleeding. We report the case o...

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Main Authors: Ankit Mangla, Hussein Hamad, Udit Yadav, Margaret Telfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Spontaneous muscle hematoma
Alcohol abuse
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381305

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