Malignancy-associated venous thrombosis with concurrent warfarin-induced skin necrosis, venous limb gangrene and thrombotic microangiopathy

Heng Joo Ng; Mark A. Crowther

doi:10.1160/TH06-03-0129

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(06): 1038-1039
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-03-0129

Case Report

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Malignancy-associated venous thrombosis with concurrent warfarin-induced skin necrosis, venous limb gangrene and thrombotic microangiopathy

Heng Joo Ng

¹St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

²Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

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Mark A. Crowther

³Division of Hematology, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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