The use of intravenous recombinant hirudin in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis in a patient with an acute heparin allergy
| Autor: | William Peppo, Robert M. Fields |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Deep vein Acute allergic reaction Drug Hypersensitivity Fibrinolytic Agents Hirudin Therapy medicine Humans Infusions Intravenous Venous Thrombosis Intravenous heparin business.industry Heparin Anticoagulant Heparin allergy Middle Aged medicine.disease Thrombosis Recombinant Proteins Surgery Recombinant Hirudin medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Emergency Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of emergency medicine. 40(2) |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| Popis: | We report a case in which intravenous heparin, given for the treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis, precipitated an acute allergic reaction, and an alternative anticoagulant, recombinant hirudin, provided rapid and successful therapeutic intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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