Spontaneous intra-peritoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin, presenting as an acute appendicitis: a case report and review of literature

Title : Spontaneous intraperitoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin , presenting as an acute appendicitis : A

Warfarin is a coumarin anticoagulant, used widely for therapeutic and prophylactic anticoagulation. Though it is considered as a life saving medicine, it is associated with the significant adverse effects including intra-peritoneal bleeding, which have been very well documented in literature. However, presentation of warfarin induced intraperitoneal bleeding as an acute appendicitis has not bee...

Title : Spontaneous intra - peritoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin , presenting as an acute appendicitis : A case report

An Unusual Case of Metastatatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Melena and Duodenal Ulcer, 16 Years After Nephrectomy; a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Renal cell carcinoma comprises about 2% of adult tumors. The overall 10-year survival rate of patients with RCC after nephrectomy is about 18-27%. The incidence of metastasis of initial RCC is about 24-28%, but this rate after nephrectomy is as high as 51%. The most common site of recurrence is the lung, however liver and bone metastases are common.There are many reported cases with late metast...

Conservative Management of Dabigatran Overdose: Case Report and Review of Literature

Background: Direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors are gaining popularity as alternatives to warfarin for patients requiring anticoagulation. Toxicity due to these medications is difficult to manage because overdose experience is very limited and there is no clear guidance on when or whether to use antidote in this setting. Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man with normal renal fu...

Warfarin-induced Eosinophilia in a child with Burkitt Lymphoma: A Case Report

An important complication of chemotherapy is thromboembolic events that can occur during treatment course. In this way, Warfarin can be used as an efficient prophylactic agent to prevent these complications. Although bleeding is a common adverse effect of Warfarin, eosinophilia is a rare side effect of this drug. We have reported a 5-year-old boy with Burkitt lymphoma who underwent chemotherapy...