Unlabelled: Autonomic dysfunction is a prevalent symptom of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS); cardiovascular involvement in this scenario has been mentioned infrequently in the literature.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man with GBS presented with reversible left ventricular systolic failure. On first presentation, our patient had no history or indications of heart malfunction.
Unlabelled: The benefits of anti-vitamin K drugs have been demonstrated in several indications; however, it is always counterbalanced by an increased risk of bleeding, that can occur in different areas. Facial hematoma is a rare bleeding complication to our knowledge, this is the first report of a rapidly expanding atraumatic facial hematoma secondary to vitamin K antagonist over coagulation.
Case Presentation: The authors report the case of an 80-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, and pulmonary embolism after 15 days of immobilization following a hip fracture treated surgically 3 years earlier, who has been on vitamin K antagonist therapy since then, without any follow-up, came into our emergency department complaining of a sudden onset of progressive left facial swelling for one day, and vision loss in her left eye.