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Terlipressin induced ischaemia of skin

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2013 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ Case Reports, volume 2,013, page bcr2013010050 (eissn: 1757-790X,

Authors: Naveen Kumar; Itish Patnaik; Ulka Kamble; Deepak Sundriyal;

doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010050

pmid: 23907969

pmc: PMC3762184

Terlipressin induced ischaemia of skin

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Abstract

A 47-year-old man presented to the emergency department with haematemesis and melaena for 1 day. He had a 15 year history of heavy alcohol consumption. On examination, he was icteric; spider naevi were seen and ascites was present. Prothrombin time (test) was 16 s against a control of 13.5 s. The platelet count was within normal range. Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy was suggestive of actively bleeding oesophageal varices. He was started on terlipressin therapy 1 mg six times a day. On the third day of therapy he developed cold extremities, …

Related Organizations

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education And Research
India

Keywords

Male, Ischemia, Humans, Lypressin, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Middle Aged, Terlipressin, Skin

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