Anticoagulant-induced oral bleeding

Autores

  • Victor Costa São Paulo State University (Unesp) – Institute of Science and Technology – São José dos Campos – Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis – SP – Brazil.
  • Estela Kaminagakura São Paulo State University (Unesp) – Institute of Science and Technology – São José dos Campos – Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis – SP – Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2017.v20i3.1379

Resumo

Warfarin is an anticoagulant used to prevent thrombosis, cardiac arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and recurrence of pulmonary embolism. A 69-year-old male patient reported episodes of four heart attacks, stroke, pulmonary emphysema, varicose veins, thyroid dysfunction, and a history of angioplasty. They use daily dose of 5 mg. Intraoral clinical examination revealed a bleeding nodular lesion of purple color with irregular borders and a smooth surface. The prothrombin time was 68.9 seconds, activity was 10%, and the international normalized ratio (INR) was 8.26. Based on these results, the patient received a single dose of 2.5 mg vitamin K via subcutaneous route. The final diagnosis was oral anticoagulant-induced lesions. Clinicians should be familiar with the side effects of anticoagulants, which are rare in the oral cavity, but can be life-threatening if diagnosed late or inaccurately, especially in older patients that often use many drugs.

Keywords

Anticoagulant; Hemorrhage; Warfarin; Mouth.

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Publicado

2017-09-12

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Costa V, Kaminagakura E. Anticoagulant-induced oral bleeding. BDS [Internet]. 12º de setembro de 2017 [citado 7º de outubro de 2025];20(3):158-60. Disponível em: https://bds.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/1379

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Artigo de Caso Clínico / Descrição de Técnica

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