Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus

Abstract Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of heparin in which thrombocytopenia and thrombosis occur several days after heparin cessation. We describe a 47‐year‐old female patient with a history of melanoma and multiple surgeries presented to the emergency departm...

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Main Authors: Faezeh Sadat Naji, Mahan Shafie, Mahbod Issaiy, Narjes Zarei Jalalabadi, Samaneh Parsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6085
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author Faezeh Sadat Naji
Mahan Shafie
Mahbod Issaiy
Narjes Zarei Jalalabadi
Samaneh Parsa
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description Abstract Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of heparin in which thrombocytopenia and thrombosis occur several days after heparin cessation. We describe a 47‐year‐old female patient with a history of melanoma and multiple surgeries presented to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and chest pain on the eighth day after discharge.
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spelling doaj.art-ba9c718c5f6643d7829c5773b2b3db572022-12-22T03:40:39ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-07-01107n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6085Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolusFaezeh Sadat Naji0Mahan Shafie1Mahbod Issaiy2Narjes Zarei Jalalabadi3Samaneh Parsa4Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranSchool of Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranAbstract Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of heparin in which thrombocytopenia and thrombosis occur several days after heparin cessation. We describe a 47‐year‐old female patient with a history of melanoma and multiple surgeries presented to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and chest pain on the eighth day after discharge.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6085heparin‐induced thrombocytopeniaplatelet factor 4saddle embolusthrombosis
spellingShingle Faezeh Sadat Naji
Mahan Shafie
Mahbod Issaiy
Narjes Zarei Jalalabadi
Samaneh Parsa
Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
Clinical Case Reports
heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia
platelet factor 4
saddle embolus
thrombosis
title Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
title_full Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
title_fullStr Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
title_full_unstemmed Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
title_short Delayed‐onset heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
title_sort delayed onset heparin induced thrombocytopenia complicated with saddle embolus
topic heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia
platelet factor 4
saddle embolus
thrombosis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6085
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