Pulmonary Hematoma Secondary to Anticoagulant Therapy
Authors: ANUP K. CHAKRABORTY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 January 1982Pulmonary Hematoma Secondary to Anticoagulant TherapyANUP K. CHAKRABORTY, M.D., ROBERT B. DREISIN, M.D.ANUP K. CHAKRABORTY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT B. DREISIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-1-67 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPulmonary hemorrhage has been reported as a complication of both warfarin and heparin therapy (1), but this complication is uncommon. We report a patient who presented with hemothorax and pulmonary masses owing to intrapulmonary hematomas associated with uncontrolled anticoagulation.A 72-year-patient had been receiving warfarin since 1970 after implantation of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis for aortic stenosis. In December 1978 he presented with shortness of breath and pleuritic left chest pain of recent onset. One week beforehospitalization he had expectorated blood-streaked sputum. He had complained of a poor appetite and weight loss during the previous month. He had a history...References1. FINLEYARONOWCOSENTINOGOLDE TAAD. Occult pulmonary hemorrhage in anticoagulated patients. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1975;112:23-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ERRIONHOUKKETTERING AVD. Pulmonary hematoma due to blunt non-penetrating thoracic trauma. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1963;88:384-92. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. LUNALEARYJING MWB. Pulmonary hematoma associated with thrombocytopenia. Chest. 1970;57:487-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SPECHT E. Pulmonary hematoma. Am J Dis Child. 1966;111:559-63. Google Scholar5. WILLIAMS J. The vanishing lung tumor-pulmonary hematoma. Am J Roentgenol. 1959;81:296-302. Google Scholar6. JOYNTJAFFE GF. Solitary pulmonary hematoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1962;43:291-302. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. MILNEDICK EA. Circumscribed intra-pulmonary hematoma. Br J Radiol. 1961;34:587-95. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. KENT D. Bleeding into pulmonary cyst associated with anticoagulant therapy. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1965;92:108-12. Google Scholar9. SIMONDAGGETT HW. Hemothorax as a complication of anticoagulant therapy in the presence of pulmonary infarction. JAMA. 1969;208:1830-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. MILLARD C. Massive hemothorax complicating heparin therapy for pulmonary infarction. Chest. 1971;59:235-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ANUP K. CHAKRABORTY, M.D.; ROBERT B. DREISIN, M.D.Affiliations: Veterans Administration Medical Center Lincoln, Nebraska National Jewish Hospital Denver, Colorado PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous Pulmonary Hematoma: Case Report of a Giant Post-COVID-19 Hematoma and Literature ReviewSpontaneous Pulmonary Hematoma as a Complication of Anticoagulant TherapySpontaneous Pulmonary Hematoma as a Complication of Anticoagulant TherapySpontaneous pulmonary hematoma in a patient with sepsis treated with dual antiplatelet therapySpontaneous Pulmonary Hematoma with No Underlying Causes: A Case ReportPulmonary hematoma secondary to anticoagulant therapy: Imaging findingsNon-traumatic pulmonary haematoma complicating oral anticoagulation therapyPULMONARY HEMATOMAS COMPLICATING PNEUMOTHORAX TREATMENT WITH TUBE THORACOSTOMYPulmonary Hematoma Resulting from Anticoagulant TherapyWarfarin-associated intracapsular hemorrhage causing an acutely painful total hip arthroplastyHemotórax masivo en el curso del tratamiento anticoagulante en un paciente con tromboembolismo pulmonarAnticoagulants and ThrombolyticsSubcutaneous Calcifications Masquerading as Pulmonary Lesions in Long-term HemodialysisPulmonary Haematoma Caused by Oral Anticoagulant TherapyDrugs affecting blood clotting and hemostasis 1 January 1982Volume 96, Issue 1Page: 67-69KeywordsAnticoagulant therapyHeparinHospitalizationsIschemiaLesionsPleural effusionSputumStenosisThoraxWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...