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Spontaneous supraglottic haemorrhage in a patient receiving warfarin sodium treatment
  1. H S Uppal,
  2. C A Ayshford,
  3. M A Syed
  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Mr Uppal, 16 Pinto Close, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9EP, UK (huppal{at}lineone.net)

Abstract

A case of spontaneous, isolated supraglottic haemorrhage in a patient recently started with warfarin sodium treatment is described. The symptoms of sore throat, dysphonia, stridor, dysphagia or a neck swelling in a patient taking anticoagulants should alert the clinician to the possibility of this rare but potentially fatal complication.

  • airway obstruction
  • laryngeal disease
  • warfarin

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.5.406

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