[Femoral compression neuropathy caused by spontaneous hematoma during heparin therapy: description of a case]

G Ital Cardiol. 1988 Jul;18(7):622-3.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Heparin therapy has become widespread during the past few years. Consequently, the haemorrhagic complications of this therapy have become more common. In some cases, the clinical manifestations do not directly recall the haemorrhagic episode but rather, they simulate intercurrent pathologies. This is the case with femoral neuropathy from psoas haematoma which we refer to here.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Femoral Nerve*
  • Hematoma / chemically induced
  • Hematoma / complications*
  • Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Heparin / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced
  • Muscular Diseases / complications*
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Heparin