A case of peripheral gangrene and osteomyelitis secondary to terlipressin therapy in advanced liver disease
Variceal bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) are serious and life-threatening complications of advanced liver disease. Terlipressin is widely used to manage both acute variceal bleeding and HRS due to its potency and long duration of action. The most severe (though rare) adverse event is ischemi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Molecular Hepatology |
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| Online Access: | http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-19-179.pdf |