Terlipressin infusion induces ischemia of breast skin in a cirrothic patient with hepatorenal syndrome

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 304-305

  Di Micoli, A ^a   Bracci, E ^a   Cappa, F Mirici ^a   Casadio, R ^a   Zambruni, A ^a   Fontana, K ^a   Bernardi, M ^a   Trevisani, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast skin cyanosis; Cirrhosis; Hepatorenal syndrome; Terlipressin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; FUROSEMIDE; LACTULOSE; LANSOPRAZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TERLIPRESSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYANOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER LOBECTOMY; MASTALGIA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; SKIN ISCHEMIA;

AGED; BREAST; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 39749133216     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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