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Skin necrosis: An uncommon side effect of warfarin therapy

Varfarin tedavisinde nadiren gözlenen yan etki: Deri nekrozu

Tuba Devrim
Serkan Demirkan
Pages
190–191
Publication Date
2022-10-17
DOI
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He had a background of colon adenocarcinoma and multiple metastatic foci in the liver.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Warfarin is commonly used in the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events.
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Key Findings & Data:This reportdescribes a 70-year-old man presented with an extensive WISN while an inpatient for treatment of a left deep femoralvein thrombosis.
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Conclusion & Impact:He had a background of colon adenocarcinoma and multiple metastatic foci in the liver.
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Abstract

Warfarin is commonly used in the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. However, it is known toundesirably cause hypercoagulable conditions, including warfarin-induced skin necrosis (WISN). This reportdescribes a 70-year-old man presented with an extensive WISN while an inpatient for treatment of a left deep femoralvein thrombosis. He had a background of colon adenocarcinoma and multiple metastatic foci in the liver.

Özet

Varfarin yaygın olarak tromboembolik hastalıkların önlenmesinde ve tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır. Bununla birlikte varfarin kullanımının, istenmeyen şekilde, varfarin kaynaklı cilt nekrozunun (WISN) da dahil olduğu aşırı-pıhtılaşma koşullarına neden olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu olgu sunumunda, sol kalp yetmezliği sonucu gelişen femoral ven trombozunun tedavisi sebebiyle hastanede yatan ve WISN gözlenen 70 yaşındaki bir erkek hasta tanımlamaktadır. Hastanın öyküsünde ayrıca kolon adenokarsinomu ve karaciğerde çoklu metastatik odaklar bildirilmiştir.

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Devrim, T., Demirkan, S. (2022). Skin necrosis: An uncommon side effect of warfarin therapy. Ege Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 58 - Sayı: 2, 190–191. https://ajindex.com/articles/496191

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