TY - JOUR
T1 - Heparin induced sublingual hematoma
T2 - A rare oral complication
AU - Srikanth, G.
AU - Kamath, Abhay T.
AU - Chhaparwal, Yogesh
AU - Dhara, Vasantha
AU - Singh, Anupam
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - A lingual and sublingual hematoma is a rare complication following heparin therapy which may result in serious life-threatening airway obstruction. A 75-year-old female with ischemic heart disease was heparinized for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the left anterior descending artery leading to sublingual hematoma with difficulty in swallowing and breathing. This paper presents a case report and management of sublingual hematoma following heparin therapy.
AB - A lingual and sublingual hematoma is a rare complication following heparin therapy which may result in serious life-threatening airway obstruction. A 75-year-old female with ischemic heart disease was heparinized for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the left anterior descending artery leading to sublingual hematoma with difficulty in swallowing and breathing. This paper presents a case report and management of sublingual hematoma following heparin therapy.
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U2 - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i10.20138
DO - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i10.20138
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030552241
SN - 0974-2441
VL - 10
SP - 19
EP - 20
JO - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
IS - 10
ER -