Terlipressin induced ischaemia of skin
| Autor: | Naveen Kumar, Deepak Sundriyal, Ulka Kamble, Itish Patnaik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis Ischemia Lypressin Article Liver disease Ascites medicine Humans Vasoconstrictor Agents Skin Prothrombin time medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.symptom Varices Terlipressin business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2013 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | 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, … |
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