Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)-Induced Bullous Hemorrhagic Dermatosis

Serkan Burc Deser; Mustafa Kemal Demirag

doi:10.1111/jocs.12558

Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)-Induced Bullous Hemorrhagic Dermatosis

J Card Surg. 2015 Jul;30(7):568-9. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12558. Epub 2015 May 5.

Authors

Serkan Burc Deser¹, Mustafa Kemal Demirag¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 19 Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.

PMID: 25940396
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12558

Abstract

Unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) are associated with side effects including hematomas, skin necrosis, contact dermatitis, and urticaria. We present a patient awaiting bypass surgery who developed bullous hemorrhagic dermatosis following LMWH.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina, Stable
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Bypass
Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Preoperative Care
Skin Diseases / chemically induced*
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / chemically induced*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight