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

oleh: Kwan Jun Park, MD, Marty Bushmiaer, APN, C. Lowry Barnes, MD

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2015-09-01

Deskripsi

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, corticosteroids were promptly started, and the patient made a dramatic recovery and did not suffer further complications.