Warfarin-induced venous limb gangrene

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 38-42

  Hostetler, Sarah Grim ^a   Sopkovich, Jennifer ^b   Dean, Steven ^a   Zirwas, Matthew ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOOT PAIN; GANGRENE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS LIMB GANGRENE;

EID: 84869409960     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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