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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan;22(1):51-52.
doi: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_183_16.

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens Following Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Deepesh G Aggarwal  1 , Shilpa S Bhojraj  2 , Ali Asgar Behrainwalla  3 , Charu K Jani  1 , Simin S Mehta  1
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Case Reports

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens Following Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Deepesh G Aggarwal et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

The authors present a case of a 49-year-old woman who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting after suffering from an acute coronary syndrome and later developed phlegmasia cerulea dolens with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and HIT thrombosis (HITT).

Keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting; cyanosis; heparin; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis; massive proximal venous thrombosis; phlegmasia cerulea dolens; pulselessness.

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