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This patient was recently started on warfarin without preceding heparin therapy for chronic atrial fibrillation.
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis for the skin findings shown?
A. Acquired factor VIII inhibitor
B. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
C. Overanticoagulation
D. von Willebrand disease
E. Warfarin necrosis
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Correct! Correct Answer: E. Warfarin necrosis Educational Objective: Diagnose warfarin necrosis. Critique: Warfarin necrosis may occur within the first few days of receiving large doses of warfarin. Sites of predilection include the extremities, breasts, trunk, and penis and may be the result of the rapid depletion of protein C, which induces a hypercoagulable state. |
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