Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
Online ISSN : 1349-7693
Print ISSN : 0446-6586
Case Report
A case of alcoholic liver cirrhosis associated with intramuscular hematoma
Hideki TOZAWAShinya KOBAYASHIAzuma MURAMATSUChihiro HASEGAWATomihiro HAYAKAWA
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2006 Volume 103 Issue 7 Pages 839-843

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We reported a rare case of spontaneous intramuscular hematoma associated with alcoholic liver cirrhosis patient. A 60-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital for pneumonia. It was improved by conservative treatments, howeverC he was complaint of severe pain in right hip and thigh. MRI revealed intramuscular hematoma at acute phase. Resting and anticoagulant therapy reduced it, but liver functions were not improved. After a few months, he received another intramuscular hematoma in the left thoracic muscles, and then died because of liver failure. It seems important to consider intramuscular hematoma as a complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
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© 2006 by The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
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