Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Warfarin Overdose
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Warfarin Overdose

Thorac Res Pract 2006;7(1):68-71
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Abstract

Warfarin is one of the most common oral anticoagulant used today. Although bleeding is the primary adverse effect of warfarin, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a rare condition. Here we report the clinical and imaging findings of a 53 year-old male patient who rapidly developed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after an overdose of warfarin for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: alveolar hemorrhage, warfarin, chest x-ray