Open AccessCASE OF ATYPICAL WARFARIN-INDUCED SKIN NECROSIS IN A CHILD WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Author(s) -
В. А. Ластовка,
Рустэм Фаридович Тепаев,
Olga B. Gordeeva,
Л. А. Гандаева,
Е. Н. Басаргина,
Ю. В. Деревнина,
Emil Penkov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gematologiâ i transfuziologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-3042
pISSN - 0234-5730
DOI - 10.35754/0234-5730-2019-64-4-483-488
Subject(s) - warfarin , medicine , necrosis , heart disease , complication , disease , surgery , pediatrics , atrial fibrillation
. Warfarin-induced skin necrosis constitutes a rare complication of warfarin treatment. Aim . To present a case study of the occurrence and successful treatment of atypical warfarin-induced skin necrosis in a child with congenital heart disease. General findings . The development of finger skin necrosis in a child with congenital heart disease almost 2 years after the start of warfarin therapy was described. In addition, possible causes of the complication and methods for its treatment were discussed. Conflict of interest : the authors declare no conflict of interest. Financial disclosure : the study had no sponsorship