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. 2020 Nov 20;9(1):592-593.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3570. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Terlipressin-induced foot ischemia

Fateen Ata  1 , Ahmed Mohamed Elmudathir Ahmed Osman  1 , Ines Dakhlia  1 , Muhammad Zahid  1   2
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Terlipressin-induced foot ischemia

Fateen Ata et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Terlipressin-induced peripheral ischemia is a rare side effect of the drug, which should be timely identified and treated to prevent permanent necrosis.

Keywords: adverse drug reaction; hepatorenal syndrome; ischemia; terlipressin.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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Terlipressin‐induced bilateral lower limb ischemic rash
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