Venous gangrene associated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
We present a patient with deep venous thrombosis, which progressed to venous gangrene while the patient was receiving heparin therapy. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia was confirmed with platelet aggregation studies, and a causal relationship is suspected. The association is an argument for close monitoring of platelet counts in patients undergoing heparinization for deep venous thrombosis.
D000368:Aged; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications
D006493:Heparin