PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alafify, Azza A.
AU  - Al-Khuwaitir, Tarig S.
AU  - Al-Mugheiri, Abdurahman M.
AU  - Ndao, Djibril M
TI  - Thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II
DP  - 2005 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1800--1802
VI  - 26
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/11/1800.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/11/1800.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Nov 01; 26
AB  - Hospitalized patients are in danger of deep venous thrombosis either due to a genetic tendency, immobilization or the underlying medical condition. Paradoxically heparin, the substance used to prevent this complication, can lead to thrombo-embolic phenomena, which can be life threatening. We report a case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, which caused a massive pulmonary embolism, and its management by administering a thrombolytic agent in a situation where bleeding seems inevitable.