Warfarin-induced skin necrosis: A case report

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-104

  Abdul Jabar, Hani Basil ^a   Geroulakos, George ^a,b   Philpott, Nicola ^a   Fareed, Jawed ^c  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DVT; Protein C; Skin necrosis; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; INDAPAMIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROPRANOLOL; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SKIN NECROSIS;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; SKIN DISEASES; THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 32344446980     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960601200117     Document Type: Article

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