Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage

A 68-year-old man was admitted for pneumonia. Three months earlier he had suffered an embolic ischemic stroke related to newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. He had residual aphasia, right hemiparesis with hemianesthesia, and was treated with subcutaneous enoxaparin 60  mg twice daily at the time of admission. Initial laboratory tests showed a white blood cell count of 12.480/mm3 and a hemoglobin level of 12.6 g/dL.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research