Calciphylaxis in a diabetic patient provoked by warfarin therapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-344

  Asobie, N ^a   Wong, E ^a   Cook, M G ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; HEPARIN; INSULIN; MINOCYCLINE; MORPHINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES CONTROL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; X RAY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CALCIPHYLAXIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 42249099813     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02626.x     Document Type: Letter

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