Bullous pemphigoid‐like skin rash associated with Rivaroxaban use in a very elderly patient with multimorbidity and chronic kidney disease: A case report | Zendy

Chohan Shakil Ahmed | Zendy; Balasubramanian Diraviyam | Zendy; Ee Samuel | Zendy

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Bullous pemphigoid‐like skin rash associated with Rivaroxaban use in a very elderly patient with multimorbidity and chronic kidney disease: A case report

Author(s) -

Chohan Shakil Ahmed,

Balasubramanian Diraviyam,

Ee Samuel

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2757

Subject(s) - medicine , rivaroxaban , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , rash , kidney disease , disease , vitamin k , pemphigoid , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , immunology , antibody

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly being used in the elderly population in view of its ease of use, efficacy, and favorable side‐effect profile compared with the vitamin K antagonists. However, there is a need for increase awareness of well‐characterized cases, albeit a small number, of bullous pemphigoid‐like skin reactions associated with rivaroxaban.

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