Letter to the Editor

Impending Compartment Syndrome and Hemothorax After Brodifacoum Ingestion

Authors: Mohammad Tahir, MBBS, Muhammad F. Khan, MBBS, Kamal Tourbaf, MD, FACP

Abstract

To the Editor:


A 26-year-old female presented to the emergency room with acute onset of painful swelling of her right leg for one day and menorrhagia for one week. There was no personal or family history of any bleeding diathesis.

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