A cirrhotic patient with spontaneous intramuscular hematoma due to primary hyperfibrinolysis.
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چکیده
Severe coagulopathy in advanced hepatic disease is characterized by coagulation factor deficiencies as well as accelerated fibrinolysis.1 Hyperfibrinolysis in cirrhotic patients is the result of excess fibrin breakdown leading to defective hemostasis. We present a case of a cirrhotic patient with extensive spontaneous ecchymosis and an acute drop in hemoglobin level, which were due to primary hyperfibrinolysis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O
دوره 9 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011