Abstract
This is a case report of a 44-year-old premenopausal woman who was admitted to hospital due to uncontrollable and life-threatening vaginal bleeding after starting rivaroxaban treatment for atrial fibrillation. She had a medical history with menorrhagia due to an intrauterine fibroma. She did not respond sufficiently to factor X supplement or other non-surgical medical interventions. The bleeding subsided after bilateral embolization of aa. uterinae.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Life-threatening vaginal bleeding after starting rivaroxaban treatment |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Artikelnummer | V01240012 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1710-1711 |
Antal sider | 2 |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for laeger |
Vol/bind | 186 |
Udgave nummer | 18 |
Tidlig onlinedato | 27 maj 2024 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 16 sep. 2024 |
Emneord
- Humans
- Rivaroxaban/adverse effects
- Female
- Adult
- Factor Xa Inhibitors/adverse effects
- Uterine Hemorrhage/chemically induced
- Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy
- Leiomyoma/drug therapy
- Menorrhagia/chemically induced
- Uterine Neoplasms/drug therapy