A rare complication of warfarin: late onset warfarin induced skin necrosis

Authors

  • Yakup Alsancak Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kardiyoloji Kliniği, Uz. Dr., Ankara
  • Serkan Sivri Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji ABD, Uzm. Dr., Kırşehir
  • Telat Keleş Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji ABD, Doç. Dr., Ankara
  • Tahir Durmaz Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji ABD, Doç. Dr., Ankara
  • Engin Bozkurt Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji ABD, Prof. Dr., Ankara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.17.00141

Abstract

Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant, can lead to skin necrosis quite rarely that is a serious complication. However this complication is observed usually during the first 10 days of treatment, the presented case, as a result of inappropriate drug withdrawal and restarting, has emerged after two years from the start of treatment as late onset. After stopping the warfarin therapy , the patient was treated with oral acetylsalicylic acid and skin necrosis regressed within days without recurrence. In the treatment of this complication, parenterally and the new oral anticoagulant agents are the other treatment options.

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Published

2017-03-15

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Alsancak, Y., Sivri, S., Keleş, T., Durmaz, T., & Bozkurt, E. (2017). A rare complication of warfarin: late onset warfarin induced skin necrosis. Demo Journal, 21(1), 41-43. https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.17.00141