Coumarin derivatives are the most used class of oral anticoagulants, and almost 1-2% of adults worldwide take it in the form of warfarin (WA) or acenocoumarol (AC). Cutaneous necrosis is a rare and severe complication of oral anticoagulant therapy. Most commonly, it occurs in the first 10 days, and the incidence peaks between the third and sixth day of starting treatment. Cutaneous necrosis due to AC therapy is underreported in the literature, and studies refer to this condition as "coumarin-induced skin necrosis"; however, this term is not totally accurate, as coumarin itself has no anticoagulant properties. We report a case of a 78-year-old female patient with AC-induced skin necrosis, who presented with cutaneous ecchymosis purpura over her face, arms, and lower extremities 3 hours after AC intake.
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