Postmenopausal bleeding due to chronic DIC

• Published in: European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology Vol. 112; no. 1; pp. 117 - 118
• Main Authors: Bollapragada, Shrikant S., Garg, Mamta, McFarlane, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15.01.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Aortic Aneurysm - complications; Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis; Aortic Aneurysm - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Transfusion - methods; Chronic DIC; Chronic Disease; Cryoprecipitate; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - complications; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - diagnosis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; Medical sciences; Platelet diseases and coagulopathies; Postmenopausal bleeding; Postmenopause; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Tranexamic acid; Tranexamic Acid - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Hemorrhage - etiology; Uterine Hemorrhage - physiopathology; Tranexamic acid; Cryoprecipitate; Chronic DIC; Postmenopausal bleeding; Human; Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy; Hemopathy; Hemorrhage; Case study; Chemotherapy; Chronic; Treatment; Postmenopause; Coagulopathy
• ISSN: 0301-2115; 1872-7654
• DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00275-6

‘Bleeding disorders’ are listed as a cause of postmenopausal bleeding even though there appear to be no reported cases. We present a case of postmenopausal bleeding, because of chronic DIC, which resulted from aortic aneurysm and was managed with replacement blood products and tranexamic acid.