Spontaneous rectus sheath haematoma due to cough on apixaban

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Apr 11:2018:bcr2018225136. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225136.

Authors

Kalaimani Elango¹, Swetha Murthi², Joe Devasahayam³, Kulothungan Gunasekaran⁴

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA.
² Internal Medicine, Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care, Avera Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
⁴ Hospital Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular system; radiology; safety.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
Cough / complications*
Factor Xa Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Factor Xa Inhibitors / adverse effects
Female
Hematoma* / diagnosis
Hematoma* / etiology
Hematoma* / physiopathology
Humans
Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
Muscular Diseases / etiology
Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
Patient Care Management / methods*
Pyrazoles* / administration & dosage
Pyrazoles* / adverse effects
Pyridones* / administration & dosage
Pyridones* / adverse effects
Rectus Abdominis* / diagnostic imaging
Rectus Abdominis* / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Factor Xa Inhibitors
Pyrazoles
Pyridones
apixaban