Correspondence

Lethal Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma and Multisystem Organ Failure Associated with Chronic Abuse of Ibuprofen and Alcohol

Authors: James Majeski, MD, PhD, Dennis Fried, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


Spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma is rare. Isolated case reports or small series published in the literature are associated with tumors of the adrenal gland and kidney, hypoprothrombinemia associated with cumarin overdose and alcoholic cirrhosis, polycythemia vera, anticoagulant therapy, hemodialysis, retroperitoneal aneurysmal rupture of any blood vessel, and unknown sources. 1,2 We report a case of lethal spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma associated with chronic abuse of large amounts of ibuprofen and alcohol.

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