Warfarin-induced skin necrosis in a patient with protein S deficiency

An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Jul-Aug;93(4):612-613. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187310.

Authors

Ruana Fraga¹, Lucia Martins Diniz², Elton Almeida Lucas³, Paulo Sergio Emerich¹

Affiliations

¹ Service of Dermatology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brazil.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Discipline of Dermatology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brazil.
³ Discipline of Pathology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brazil.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Necrosis / chemically induced
Necrosis / pathology
Protein S Deficiency / complications
Protein S Deficiency / diagnosis*
Skin / pathology*
Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy*
Warfarin / adverse effects*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Warfarin