کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4147653 | 1272677 | 2012 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

RésuméIntroductionLe traitement anticoagulant par antivitamine K (AVK) est associé à des complications graves. La surveillance par la mesure de l’international normalized ratio (INR) est indispensable, soit par les méthodes conventionnelles, soit par des dispositifs d’automesure de l’INR. Nous présentons un cas de cécité secondaire à un traumatisme modéré chez un enfant porteur d’une cardiopathie complexe opérée traité par AVK (fluindione). Cet accident est survenu dans un contexte de défaut d’éducation thérapeutique et a été à l’origine du lancement d’un programme d’éducation thérapeutique des enfants sous AVK.Commentaires et conclusionLe traitement AVK doit être étroitement et précisément surveillé pour éviter, en cas de traumatisme ou de surdosage, des complications hémorragiques dramatiques comme le cas de cécité que nous rapportons. Cette observation constitue un argument pour la mise en place de réels programmes d’éducation thérapeutique des enfants sous AVK.
SummaryIntroductionVitamin K antagonist (VKA) treatment is associated with significant risks and requires strict monitoring by measuring the international normalized ratio (INR), either by conventional methods or by self-measurement under medical supervision. We present a case of blindness occurring secondary to a moderate head injury, in a pediatric setting with no VKA therapeutic education.Case reportA 7-year-old child with a single ventricle had been operated on for a total cavopulmonary shunt at the age of 5 years. He took VKA therapy with an INR target between 2 and 3. After a head trauma, he had a frontal hematoma. His parents did not request a medical exam and did not check his INR. Six days after the injury, the INR was 2.23. The parents went to the emergency ward because the child had bilateral orbital hematoma. At admission, the INR was 5.6. The orbital hematoma was surgically evacuated in the emergency setting. Unilateral blindness occurred and remains a sequelae of the overdose.Comments and conclusionVKA treatment requires close supervision to prevent overdose, whose complications such as internal bleeding can have terrible consequences such as the case of blindness reported herein. This case report is a strong argument in favor of an educational program for children with VKA treatment.
Journal: Archives de Pédiatrie - Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 22–26