Chronic Ulcerative Colitis, Skin Necrosis, and Cryofibrinogenemia

1 October 1976

journal article
research article
Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine

Vol. 85 (4) , 464-466
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-4-464

Abstract

Necrotizing skin lesions developed in a man with chronic ulcerative colitis. No evidence of intrinsic disease of medium or small-sized vessels was found. A circulating cryofibrinogen was thought to be responsible for in situ thrombosis leading to skin infarctions. Sodium warfarin in a daily dose of 2.5-5 mg appears to have thwarted progression of developing lesions and the occurrence of new ones.

Keywords

ULCERATIVE COLITIS
SKIN NECROSIS

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Coumarin Necrosis
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1968
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Archives of internal medicine (1960), 1961
GANGRENOUS SKIN LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS - CASE STUDY
1960