Vol 8, No 4 (2017)
Case report
Published online: 2018-02-24
Coagulation disorders caused by chronic poisoning with anticoagulant rodenticides — case report and review of literature
Hematologia 2017;8(4):289-292.
Abstract
Anticoagulant rodenticides are a group of substances used in rodent poisoning. Intake of these compounds can cause severe and life-threatening poisoning in humans. This article describes the case of patient with chronic hemorrhagic manifestations and a complex deficiency of coagulation factors caused by chronic rodenticide using.
Keywords: superwarfarinsanticoagulant rodenticidesvitamin Kcoagulation disorderintoxicatio
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