Abstract
Multiple case reports have implicated the use of heparin for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis with bilateral adrenal hemorrhage. Only 1 previous report has described this with the low molecular weight product, dalteparin. We report a case following bilateral hip arthroplasties. Clinical and laboratory data are presented. A 69-year-old woman underwent bilateral total hip arthroplasties with dalteparin 5,000 international units subcutaneously daily for 30 days postoperatively. The patient's past medical history was unremarkable. She was discharged 5 days post-surgery and required readmission 1 day later for epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her platelet count was 91 × 109/L (normal, 150 to 400 × 109/L). She was discharged after 4 days with pain resolution. She presented 4 weeks later with nausea and vomiting for several days. Serum sodium was 123 mmol/L (normal, 133 to 145 mmol/L), potassium was 6.0 mmol/L (normal, 3.7 to 5.3 mmol/L), total calcium was 3.37 mmol/L (normal, 2.25 to 2.80 mmol/L), creatinine was 404 μmol/L (normal, 0 to 85 μmol/L), and her platelet count was normal. On short adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test, baseline plasma cortisol was 123 nmol/L and the peak was 129 nmol/L. She was treated w...Continue Reading
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