Pulmonary embolism in a woman taking oral contraceptives and valdecoxib.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16013893.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1181877.
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Abstract
A 25-y-old woman, who had been on an oral contraceptive pill for 3 years, presented with pulmonary embolism. One month prior to presentation she had been started on valdecoxib for neck pain.
Medical subject headings
- Contraceptives, Oral
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Isoxazoles
- Norgestrel
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sulfonamides