A Case of Successful Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use for the Treatment of Warfarin-Induced Vasculitis in a Patient With Left Ventricular Thrombus.

doac left ventricular thrombus leukocytoclastic vasculitis vasculitis warfarin-induced vasculitis

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Historique:
accepted: 21 12 2023
medline: 22 1 2024
pubmed: 22 1 2024
entrez: 22 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Cutaneous small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is isolated to the dependent areas of the skin. LCV can be induced by pharmaceutical drugs, and management requires abrupt discontinuation of the offending drug. Warfarin is a rare medication to cause LCV, with sparse literature to date. Here, we present a case of warfarin-induced LCV, complicated by a patient's comorbid left ventricular thrombus, and successful treatment with discontinuation of warfarin and replacement with a direct oral anticoagulant (apixaban).

Identifiants

pubmed: 38249209
doi: 10.7759/cureus.50885
pmc: PMC10799545
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e50885

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Nader et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Georgette Nader (G)

Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA.
Internal Medicine, Michigan State University-Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, USA.

Majid Yavari (M)

Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA.
Internal Medicine, Michigan State University-Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, USA.

Anisha Timilsina (A)

Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA.
Internal Medicine, Michigan State University-Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, USA.

Sumugdha Rayamajhi (S)

Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA.
Internal Medicine, Michigan State University-Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, USA.

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