Skin necrosis secondary to low-molecular weight heparin in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Skin necrosis is a rare complication of subcutaneous heparin therapy that usually occurs at injection sites. It occasionally accompanies the heparin-associated thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome. We describe a patient with the antiphospholipid syndrome who had skin necrosis develop from low-molecular weight heparin therapy at sites distant from injection sites.
Medical subject headings
- Anticoagulants
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
- Skin
- Skin Diseases