Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease
Advanced liver disease is associated with several haemostatic alterations which can lead to either thrombosis or bleeding complications. Spontaneous muscle haematomas although a rare complication of liver cirrhosis is increasingly being described in the literature and hyperfibrinolysis is an emergin...
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| author | Ndawapeka Tulonga Nhinda Innocent Lule Segamwenge Twitileni Nampweya Chrizelda Engels |
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| description | Advanced liver disease is associated with several haemostatic alterations which can lead to either thrombosis or bleeding complications. Spontaneous muscle haematomas although a rare complication of liver cirrhosis is increasingly being described in the literature and hyperfibrinolysis is an emerging plausible pathophysiological mechanism. We describe a patient who presented with a life threatening spontaneous haematoma in his gastrocnemius muscle that required treatment with antifibrinolytic therapy to control further bleeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c857843eafdf4ea788df2275142658162022-12-21T20:00:11ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882020-08-013634810.11604/pamj.2020.36.348.2462324623Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver diseaseNdawapeka Tulonga Nhinda0Innocent Lule Segamwenge1Twitileni Nampweya2Chrizelda Engels3 Department of Internal Medicine, Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Oshana, Namibia Department of Internal Medicine, Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Oshana, Namibia Department of Internal Medicine, Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Oshana, Namibia Department of Internal Medicine, Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Oshana, Namibia Advanced liver disease is associated with several haemostatic alterations which can lead to either thrombosis or bleeding complications. Spontaneous muscle haematomas although a rare complication of liver cirrhosis is increasingly being described in the literature and hyperfibrinolysis is an emerging plausible pathophysiological mechanism. We describe a patient who presented with a life threatening spontaneous haematoma in his gastrocnemius muscle that required treatment with antifibrinolytic therapy to control further bleeding. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/36/348/pdf/348.pdf alcoholic hepatitisliver cirrhosismuscle haematoma |
| spellingShingle | Ndawapeka Tulonga Nhinda Innocent Lule Segamwenge Twitileni Nampweya Chrizelda Engels Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease The Pan African Medical Journal alcoholic hepatitis liver cirrhosis muscle haematoma |
| title | Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| title_full | Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| title_short | Spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| title_sort | spontaneous gastrocnemius muscle haematoma formation in a patient with alcoholic liver disease |
| topic | alcoholic hepatitis liver cirrhosis muscle haematoma |
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