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Upper Limb Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens Secondary to Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Leading to Gangrene

We present a case of a dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patient who originally presented with sepsis and later developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia-related upper extremity deep venous thrombosis that rapidly progressed to phlegmasia. Argatroban, a direct thrombin inhibitor, was initi...

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Autores principales: Kommalapati, Anuhya, Kallam, Avyakta, Krishnamurthy, Jairam, Tella, Sri H, Koppala, Jahnavi, Tandra, Pavan Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30148006
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2853