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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2010; 16(13): 1680-1682
Published online Apr 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i13.1680
Published online Apr 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i13.1680
Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by superwarfarin poisoning
Shu-Lei Zhao, Peng Li, Ming Ji, Ye Zong, Shu-Tian Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Author contributions: Zhang ST designed the research; Li P, Ji M, Zong Y and Zhao SL performed the research; Zhao SL collected the data and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Shu-Tian Zhang, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Yongan Road 95, Beijing 100050, China. zhangst@ccmu.edu.cn
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Received: December 2, 2009
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: April 7, 2010
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: April 7, 2010
Abstract
Superwarfarins are a class of rodenticides. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a fatal complication of superwarfarin poisoning, requiring immediate treatment. Here, we report a 55-year-old woman with tardive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by superwarfarin poisoning after endoscopic cold mucosal biopsy.