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Warfarin-induced complete bilateral breast necrosis
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Saint-Sacrement Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
Plastic surgeons are routinely consulted about the care of extended cutaneous necrosis. We present an unusual case of complete bilateral breast necrosis and review of the literature of warfarin-induced necrosis to inform plastic surgeons of new advances in the physiopathology of this entity. Warfarin-induced necrosis seems to be produced by an imbalance between circulating clotting factors and blood anticoagulation factors.