Warfarin-induced skin necrosis mimicking calciphylaxis: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 859-863

  Chacon, Gina ^a   Nguyen, Timmy ^b   Khan, Akram ^c   Sinha, Animesh ^d   Maddirala, Supriya ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; OPIATE; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; WARFARIN INDUCED SKIN NECROSIS; WOUND INFECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; SKIN; WARFARIN;

EID: 77955874398     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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