Albert Ndzengue, Fadi Hammoudeh, Pierre Brutus, Ofem Ajah, Roland Purcell, Joseph Leadon, Richard B Rafal, Simon Balmir, Danilo A Enriquez, Gerald L Posner, Eric A Jaffe, Pradeep Chandra
Spontaneous liver bleeding is often reported in preeclampsia. It is otherwise rare and has been linked to gross anatomical lesions and coagulopathy. We report a case of subcapsular hematoma of the liver without any apparent lesion and in the absence of coagulopathy. A 41-year-old male, paraplegic for 16 years, presented to the emergency department 3 days after sudden onset of right upper quadrant and shoulder pain. He had been on vitamins and 5,000 units subcutaneous heparin 12-hourly at the nursing home for the last month...
2011: Case Reports in Gastroenterology