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Ibrutinib-associated alveolar hemorrhage and spontaneous hemothorax
Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 Ibrutinib is an irreversible inhibitor of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase of the Tec family, which plays an important role in the B-cell receptor signaling pathway [1].
Ismail Tombul +5 more
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Spontaneous hemothorax in a 10‐year‐old boy with COVID‐19
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Spontaneous hemothorax occurs in the absence of trauma or iatrogenic causes. Etiologies of spontaneous hemothorax in children include connective tissue disease, neoplasia and coagulopathy, which is associated with thromboembolic events.
Abir Boussetta +3 more
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Spontaneous Tension Hemothorax in a Patient with Asbestosis
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 Case Presentation: A 75-year-old man with a history of asbestosis presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset dyspnea and hemoptysis, triggered by coughing. The patient was hemodynamically unstable and in respiratory distress.
Toshinao Suzuki, Toshihiko Takada
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Pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma presenting with hemothorax
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Spontaneous hemothorax is less common. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman with spontaneous hemothorax caused by lung cancer with nontuberculous mycobacteriosis. She presented with chest pain and hemoptysis. Computed tomography revealed a tumor in
Yoko Kataoka +4 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Although direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) decrease the bleeding risk compared with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), DOACs might cause spontaneous hemothorax in very elderly patients, even at a very low dose.
Mei Liu, Wenwen Liu, Hongmei Jiao
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023 Background: Anticoagulant therapy has become a hallmark of treatment for critically ill COVID patients. Gastrointestinal and intracranial hemorrhage are known major complications of anticoagulation, but spontaneous hemothorax is a rare event ...
Alexander Friedman, Michael Ulrich
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Spontaneous hemothorax and implication of diagnostic evaluation: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 The most critical intervention for large hemothorax is draining the blood out of the pleural cavity by placing a thoracostomy tube but it can be disastrous if done without due consideration.
Sunil Kumar Garg, Anil Malik
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Spontaneous hemothorax caused by rivaroxaban treatment for pulmonary embolism: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Hemothorax is a rare and potentially fatal condition characterized by pleural effusion containing over 50% of the patient's hematocrit. A massive hemothorax involves blood loss exceeding 1.5 L.
Bassem Al Hariri +5 more
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Dabigatran-Induced Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax [PDF]
Drug Safety - Case Reports, 2017 Spontaneous hemothorax due to anticoagulant use is extremely rare in clinical practice. Dabigatran is a novel anticoagulant to prevent stroke or thromboembolic episodes in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. We report on an 83-year-old man who received dabigatran therapy (110 mg twice daily) for 7 months and developed massive spontaneous ...
Huang, Jing +7 more
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Right-sided spontaneous, massive hemothorax in a 27-week pregnant lady: a case report
Emergency Care Journal, 2023 Spontaneous, massive hemothorax due to pulmonary varix is an uncommon, yet catastrophic cause of respiratory distress during pregnancy and postpartum. Presentation is often confused with pulmonary embolism, the treatment of which, worsens the condition ...
Pratisha Pradhan +4 more
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