Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency,...

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Main Authors: Kwan Jun Park, MD, Marty Bushmiaer, APN, C. Lowry Barnes, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000084