Dabigatran in the Treatment of Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis: A New Hope

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is an infrequent and well-recognized complication of warfarin treatment. The incidence was estimated between 0.01% and 0.1% whereas a paradoxal prothrombotic state that arises from warfarin therapy seems to be responsible for this life-threatening disease. To the best...

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Main Authors: Christos Bakoyiannis, Georgios Karaolanis, Nikolaos Patelis, Anastasios Maskanakis, Georgios Tsaples, Christos Klonaris, Sotirios Georgopoulos, Theodoros Liakakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3121469