Protease Inhibitor Treatment of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Associated with Aortic Dissection / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 341-346, 2012.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare complication of aortic dissection. We report an unusual case of a 64-year-old woman with DIC associated with chronic aortic dissection who developed catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage. Computed tomography (CT) revealed partially thrombosed false lumen in the chronic dissected aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta, which remained after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. The laboratory profile showed features of DIC, including thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia, and increased D-dimer levels. Bleeding diathesis, including ecchymosis and coagulopathy, showed improvement following treatment with protease inhibitors (nafamostat and camostat).
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Assunto principal:
Aorta
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Inibidores de Proteases
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Trombocitopenia
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Produtos de Degradação da Fibrina e do Fibrinogênio
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Heparina
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Hemorragias Intracranianas
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Dacarbazina
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Suscetibilidade a Doenças
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Coagulação Intravascular Disseminada
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Equimose
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Artigo
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