Abstract:Objective: To report on a patient who required increased dosages of warfarin to achieve therapeutic anticoagulation while taking dicloxacillin. Case Summary: A 60-year-old woman was hospitalized for an infected lymphocele and cellulitis. Based on microbiology results, dicloxacillin 500 mg by mouth 4 times daily was initiated to complete 14 days of treatment. Concurrently, a deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed by computed tomography angiography. Enoxaparin 100 mg subcutaneously twice daily and warfarin 5 mg by m… Show more
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