| Literature DB >> 18408906 |
R Schulze1, W Behr, H Wittwer, S Harwix, K Murmann, W V Scheidt, W Ehret, G Schlimok.
Abstract
Painful pink or magenta colored skin lesions characterized by a clear line of demarcation between the affected area and surrounding tissue appearing under therapy with coumarins may be a sign for evolving coumarin-necrosis. Immediate treatment with a protein C preparation in patients with protein C deficiency can prevent necrosis.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18408906 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-008-2119-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Internist (Berl) ISSN: 0020-9554 Impact factor: 0.743