Warfarin-induced skin necrosis and leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a patient with acquired protein C and protein S deficiency

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 805-806

  Kurt, Mevlut ^a   Shorbagi, Ali ^a   Aksu, Salih ^a   Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim ^a   Altundag, Kadri ^a,b   Erkin, Gul ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; PROTEIN C; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY; WARFARIN;

EID: 35848964357     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mbc.0000297925.60134.11     Document Type: Letter

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