Spontaneous spinal hemorrhage as the complication of low-molecular-weight heparin: A case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v9i11.4248Keywords:
Spontaneous spinal hemorrhage, Low-molecular-weight heparin, ParaplegiaAbstract
A 57-year-old woman with good past health presented with sudden-onset paraplegia after receiving aspirin, clopidogrel, and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for suspected acute coronary syndrome. She suffered from spontaneous spinal hemorrhage which was intradural in location. She remained paraplegic despite clot evacuation and 2 months of rehabilitation. Caution on uncommon sites of bleeding should be taken when prescribing anti-thrombotic drugs. Of note, spontaneous spinal hemorrhage is one of the black box warnings of LMWH.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Kwok Chin Tong
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.