Bleeding from varicose veins -still potentially fatal. A case report
Date
1985-02
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
A 57-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with spontaneous profuse haemorrhage from a small acute varicose ulcer of the left leg. She was in shock, semicomatose and anaemic because of blood loss. The haemorrhage was easily controlled by elevating the leg, applying compression bandages and administering a blood transfusion. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
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CITATION: Du Toit, D.F., Knott-Craig, C. & Laker, L. 1985. Bleeding from varicose veins -still potentially fatal. A case report. S Afr Med J, 67:303.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
varicose veins; Varicosities, lower-limb veins, vascular disorders
Citation
Du Toit, D.F., Knott-Craig, C. & Laker, L. 1985. Bleeding from varicose veins -still potentially fatal. A case report. S Afr Med J, 67:303.