Deep-vein thrombosis and coumarin skin n
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Kamphuisen, Pieter W.; Haan, Joost; Rosekrans, Peter C.M.; Van Der Meer, Felix J
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We report a 71-year-old man who developed deep-vein thrombosis after major surgery. Coumarin skin necrosis developed after starting oral anticoagulant therapy. An inhibitor to factor V (61 Bethesda units) with lupus-like features was found as well as a low protein C level. The occurrence of these ve