Warfarin-induced skin necrosis occurring four days after discontinuation of warfarin

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 246-250

  Wynn, S S ^a   Jin, D K ^a   Essex, D W ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated protein C; Resistance to; Skin necrosis; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; HEPARIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; STREPTOKINASE; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SKIN NECROSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0031402253     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: 14248840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217463     Document Type: Article

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