Fatal intracerebral haemorrhage possibly caused by interaction between paracetamol and warfarin

This is a case report of an 83-year-old man in warfarin treatment with stable international normalised ratio (INR) after aortic valve replacement and atrial fibrillation. Due to back pain he took paracetamol (acetaminophen) 4 g/day, morphine 30 mg/day and diclofenac as rescue medication for two weeks. After 14 days of treatment he was admitted to a hospital with acute neurological deficits, and a blood sample showed INR levels above 10. A CT-scan of the brain showed an intracerebral haemorrhage. The patient died eight days after admission. Mechanisms of the possible interaction between paracetamol and warfarin are discussed..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:177

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 177(2015), 23

Sprache:

Dänisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Naver, Signe Vinsand [VerfasserIn]
Papina, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Solem, Espen Jimenez [Sonstige Person]
Dalhoff, Kim Peder [Sonstige Person]

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

BKL:

44.00

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1962634418