Haemarthrosis after superwarfarin poisoning

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-257

  Kotsaftis, Panagiotis ^a   Girtovitis, Fotios ^a   Boutou, Afroditi ^a   Ntaios, George ^a   Makris, Pantelis E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brodifacoum; Superwarfarin; VitK

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BRODIFACOUM; PHYTOMENADIONE; RODENTICIDE; SUPERWARFARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEMARTHROSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; RODENTICIDES; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34547817090     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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