Abstract

One known medical complication in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is sudden onset gastrointestinal haemorrhage which is usually variceal in nature and can be life threatening [1]. On occasion spontaneous haemorrhage from varices in other locations may also occur [2]. In addition, episodes of either intraabdominal or intrapulmonary haemorrhage are also associated with poor clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients [3,4]. In comparison relatively, few cases of spontaneous intramuscular haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis have been reported up to now. This particular clinical entity has been predominantly the subject of sporadic case reports or case series. Apart from one small case series [5], the majority of the cases were summarised in a published review in 2015 [6]. Hence the most recent case report from Mongelli et al published recently in this journal [7], now becomes the 25th case. Keywords: Cirrhosis; Spontaneous; Haemorrhage; Intramuscular; Management; Surgery

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