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Coagulation studies showed greatly elevated levels of thrombin\u2013antithrombin complexes and prothrombin fragment F1.2 levels, consistent with uncontrolled thrombin generation. After vitamin K administration, no abnormalities of the protein C anticoagulant pathway were identified, consistent with previous studies of other patients with warfarin\u2010induced necrosis complicating heparin\u2010induced thrombocytopenia. Subsequently, the patient was shown to have metastatic breast adenocarcinoma, which explained the patient's initial presentation with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. This patient case suggests that multiple digital gangrene can result from the interaction of various localizing and systemic factors, including compromised microvascular blood flow (Raynaud's phenomenon), increased thrombin generation (heparin\u2010induced thrombocytopenia, adenocarcinoma), and warfarin\u2010induced failure of the protein C natural anticoagulant pathway. Am. J. 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