LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN INDUCED ECCHYMOSIS- A CASE REPORT
Dr. Sherine Justin*, Dr. Priya Saji, Dr. Rona Sudhakar
ABSTRACT
Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are a new class of anticoagulants derived from unfractionated heparin (UFH). We report a case of ecchymosis/hematoma in a geriatric female patient who had no previous history of drug allergies or cutaneous reactions and was presumably caused by enoxaparin. We describe a case of low molecular weight heparin induced ecchymosis in a geriatric patient which resolved soon after the withdrawal of the drug. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this kind in the literature.
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