Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following partial nephrectomy - a case report.

[heparin-induced thrombocytopenia]

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT ) can cause severe life-threatening events such as bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH ). A 48 -year -old female developed a pulmonary embolus (PE ) following partial nephrectomy . The anticoagulation treatment for her PE was complicated by HIT and subsequent BAH . To the author 's knowledge , this is the first reported case of HIT -associated BAH following renal surgery .

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