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Enoxaparin Induced Skin Lesions in Pregnancy: A Rare But Clinically Recognizable Association
Authors:
Sumeet Prakash Mirgh, Abhay A. Bhave
Published in:
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
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Issue 2/2017
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Abstract
We report the case of a 29 year old pregnant female who experienced itching with erythematous plaques on prophylactic enoxaparin for recurrent fetal losses. These lesions generalized on rechallenge but erythema and itching gradually resolved after 4 weeks of discontinuation. Cutaneous adverse events with heparin have been reported (Villanueva et al. in Actas Dermosifiliogr 103:816–819,
2012; Neloska et al. in Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 23:223–224,
2015; Maldonado et al. in Clin Exp Dermatol 37:707–711,
2012; Schindewolf et al. in Lancet 380:1867–1879,
2012; Tassava and Warkentin in Am J Hematol 90:747–750,
2015), some specifically with enoxaparin (Villanueva et al.
2012; Neloska et al.
2015).