An Atypical Case of Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis

Skin necrosis is a relatively rare, potentially fatal side effect of warfarin. It is most commonly reported within 10 days of initiation of therapy in warfarin-naïve patients. We report an atypical case of warfarin-induced skin necrosis upon recommencement of warfarin in a non-naïve warfarin patient...

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Autores principales: Sklar, Lindsay R., Messman, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849320
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.3.33373
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description Skin necrosis is a relatively rare, potentially fatal side effect of warfarin. It is most commonly reported within 10 days of initiation of therapy in warfarin-naïve patients. We report an atypical case of warfarin-induced skin necrosis upon recommencement of warfarin in a non-naïve warfarin patient.
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spelling pubmed-59652142018-05-30 An Atypical Case of Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis Sklar, Lindsay R. Messman, Anne Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Skin necrosis is a relatively rare, potentially fatal side effect of warfarin. It is most commonly reported within 10 days of initiation of therapy in warfarin-naïve patients. We report an atypical case of warfarin-induced skin necrosis upon recommencement of warfarin in a non-naïve warfarin patient. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017-10-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5965214/ /pubmed/29849320 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.3.33373 Text en © 2017 Sklar et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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