Breast necrosis induced by the use of coumadin: case report and review of literature

Dani Ejzenberg; Lucienne Pereira Del Grossi Neusquen; Daniel Lorber Rolnik; Adriana Chebar Lozinsky; José Roberto Morales Piato

doi:10.1590/S1679-45082015RC2829

Breast necrosis induced by the use of coumadin: case report and review of literature

Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2015 Jul-Sep;13(3):417-9. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082015RC2829. Epub 2015 May 19.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Dani Ejzenberg¹, Lucienne Pereira Del Grossi Neusquen¹, Daniel Lorber Rolnik¹, Adriana Chebar Lozinsky², José Roberto Morales Piato¹

Affiliations

¹ Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

The coumadin-induced skin necrosis is rare and occurs more frequently in the breasts, thighs and buttocks. We describe the first case of coumadin necrosis of the breast in Brazil in a 62-year-old patient.

A necrose cutânea induzida por cumarínicos é um evento raro e ocorre com maior frequência nas mamas, coxas e nádegas. Descrevemos o primeiro caso de necrose cumarínica das mamas no Brasil em paciente de 62 anos.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Breast / pathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Necrosis / chemically induced
Necrosis / metabolism
Warfarin / adverse effects*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin

Abstract in English, Portuguese

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MeSH terms

Substances

Abstract
in English, Portuguese