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Highlights • Warfarin rarely causes necrosis, and antiphospholipid syndrome is a rarer cause of skin necrosis. Physicians should consider both conditions in the aetiology of skin necrosis.• Management should involve… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Warfarin rarely causes necrosis, and antiphospholipid syndrome is a rarer cause of skin necrosis. Physicians should consider both conditions in the aetiology of skin necrosis.• Management should involve stopping warfarin treatment, administering alternative medications, taking a good history, and performing proper examination, investigation, and wound management with dressings or operation using a multidisciplinary team.• Wound management depends on the patient’s medical condition and considers the reconstructive ladder.
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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