Spontaneous haemarthrosis following thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction.

Oldroyd, K G; Hornung, R S; Jones, A M; Andrews, N P; Dawes, P T; Carson, P H · Postgrad Med J · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two cases of haemarthrosis following thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction are described. Both patients had active pre-existing inflammatory disease in the affected joints at the time of presentation. This complication of thrombolytic therapy has not been previously reported.

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