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A case of coumarin necrosis with penile and pedal involvement
Y Harmanyeri1, O Taşkapan, B Doğan
1Department of Dermatology-Allergy, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
A 57-year-old male patient with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung, who was administered oral anticoagulant therapy because of pulmonary embolism, developed coumarin necrosis confined to the penis and feet. To our knowledge, this patient showing acral involvement is the seventh case of coumarin-induced penile necrosis reported to date.