RESUMO
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage (RH) is not uncommon in patients with provoking events like trauma. However, spontaneous RH (SRH) is a rare and life-threatening complication described as the development of bleeding into the retroperitoneal cavity, appearing spontaneously and without a preceding history of trauma or other predisposing illness. We are reporting a case of an elderly patient with recurrent deep vein thrombosis who had developed SRH secondary to concurrent use of multiple anticoagulation agents, resulting from poor healthcare follow-up and lack of sufficient medication reconciliation. This article highlights the significance of recognising risk factors for SRH, as well as management strategies through literature review.
Assuntos
Hemorragia , Polimedicação , Idoso , Anticoagulantes/efeitos adversos , Coagulação Sanguínea , Hemorragia/induzido quimicamente , Hemorragia/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Espaço RetroperitonealRESUMO
This paper reports a case of sepsis associated with a previously unknown Atopobium species and highlights the role of 16S ribosomal subunit sequencing in the rapid identification of slow-growing or atypical organisms in the clinical laboratory.