Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: an increasingly common cause of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun;59(6):1157-8; author reply 1158. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03427.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / epidemiology
  • Adrenal Glands / blood supply
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / chemically induced
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / epidemiology
  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Enoxaparin / adverse effects*
  • Enoxaparin / therapeutic use
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Hemorrhage / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced
  • Risk Factors
  • Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
  • Thrombocytopenia / epidemiology
  • Venous Thrombosis / chemically induced
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Venous Thrombosis / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Enoxaparin