Soubiron, L
Hantson, Philippe
[UCL]
Michaux, Isabelle
[UCL]
Lambert, Michel
[UCL]
Mahieu, P.
[UCL]
Pringot, Jacques
[UCL]
Superwarfarins have progressively replaced warfarin as rodenticides as they are more potent and have a longer anticoagulant activity. Human exposure may be complicated by spontaneous haemorrhage in various sites. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who was admitted with spontaneous haemoperitoneum and intramural haematoma along the small intestine. After the evidence of a deficit of vitamin K1-dependent clotting factors (II, VII, IX, X), the patient admitted that she was chronically ingesting difenacoum. She was successfully treated with fresh frozen plasma and vitamin K1. Follow-up was not accepted.
Bibliographic reference |
Soubiron, L ; Hantson, Philippe ; Michaux, Isabelle ; Lambert, Michel ; Mahieu, P. ; et. al. Spontaneous haemoperitoneum from surreptitious ingestion of a rodenticide.. In: European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, Vol. 7, no. 4, p. 305-7 (2000) |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/22573 |