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Atraumatic splenic rupture associated with apixaban.

Sijan BasnetElan MohantyIzza MirRashmi DhitalAjay KoiralaNiranjan Tachamo
Published in: SAGE open medical case reports (2019)
Apixaban is a direct oral anticoagulant that works by inhibiting factor Xa. It has been associated with adverse bleeding outcomes including atraumatic splenic rupture. We present the case of an 86-year-old man who presented with features of left upper abdominal pain and hemorrhagic shock found to have atraumatic splenic rupture and hemoperitoneum on imaging.
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