Warfarin skin necrosis mimicking calciphylaxis in a patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing peritoneal dialysis

• Main Authors: Jee Eun Park (Author), Seonggyu Byeon (Author), Hee Kyung Kim (Author), Seong Mi Moon (Author), Ji Hoon Moon (Author), Kee-Taek Jang (Author), Byung-Jae Lee (Author), Hye Ryoun Jang (Author), Wooseong Huh (Author), Dae Joong Kim (Author), Yoon-Goo Kim (Author), Ha Young Oh (Author), Jung Eun Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Warfarin skin necrosis (WSN) is an infrequent complication of warfarin treatment and is characterized by painful ulcerative skin lesions that appear a few days after the start of warfarin treatment. Calciphylaxis also appears as painful skin lesions caused by tissue injury resulting from localized i...