Deep vein thrombosis, ecythyma gangrenosum and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia occurring in a man with a heterozygous Factor V Leiden mutation

Skin necrosis and limb gangrene are occasional thrombotic manifestations of anticoagulation therapy. We report a man heterozygous for the Factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, and with a history of recurrent deep venous thrombosis, who initially presented with a necrotic skin lesion of the right flank whi...

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Main Authors: Mariya Apostolova, Baoying Weng, Harry H. Pote, Harold Ashcraft, Curtis Goldblatt, Paul V. Woolley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Hematology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/4447