<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Taking advantage of an interesting clinical scenario, we want to introduce a discussion about fatality in our daily practice and the need to accept that. An 80 year-old man with non-traumatic spontaneous bleeding tendency came to the clinics. Although being on warfarin as a consequence of primary thrombotic prophylaxis due to an atrial fibrillation, full assessment was performed. Not only the rare entity found on him, but also the severe complication that happened afterwards challenged clinicians and led them to risky treatment options.</p></abstract>

Taking advantage of an interesting clinical scenario, we want to introduce a discussion about fatality in our daily practice and the need to accept that. An 80 year-old man with non-traumatic spontaneous bleeding tendency came to the clinics. Although being on warfarin as a consequence of primary thrombotic prophylaxis due to an atrial fibrillation, full assessment was performed. Not only the rare entity found on him, but also the severe complication that happened afterwards challenged clinicians and led them to risky treatment options.

Fatality as a Feature of Medical Care

M.D, Internal Medicine Department, HCU, Basurto (Bilbao), Avenida Montevideo s/n,

Haematology Department, HCU, Basurto (Bilbao),

Pathology Department, HCU, Basurto (Bilbao),

Internal Medicine Department, HCU, Basurto (Bilbao),

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Taking advantage of an interesting clinical scenario, we want to introduce a discussion about fatality in our daily practice and the need to accept that. An 80...

Fatality as a Feature of Medical Care

Publicado en línea: 13 dic 2016

Páginas: 250 - 252

Recibido: 20 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0040

Palabras clave
fatality, hematology, immunosuppression

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fatality as a Feature of Medical Care

Publicado en línea: 13 dic 2016

Páginas: 250 - 252

Recibido: 20 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0040

Palabras clavefatality, hematology, immunosuppression

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
fatality, hematology, immunosuppression