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The Osseous Pathology of Purpura Fulminans in a Two- Year-Old Child: A Case Report [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2023 Purpura fulminans (PF) is a severe clinical manifestation of Neisseria meningitides infection that is associated with high mortality rates in children. Survivors are frequently left with debilitating musculoskeletal sequelae.
Mohd-Razali S +4 more
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NSAIDs linked to IgA-mediated hypersensitivity vasculitis and purpura fulminans-like eruption [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 Background: IgA vasculitis and hypersensitivity reactions following exposure to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are very rarely associated with purpura fulminans (PF).
Guy Levenberg +6 more
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Purpura fulminans due to Vibrio vulnificus severe infection [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 Purpura fulminans is a life-threatening disease, characterized by disseminated intravascular coagulation and endovascular thrombosis; can often occur secondary to heterogeneous etiologies, such as sepsis, and to a lesser extent, secondary to sepsis due ...
Xochipilli Delgado +5 more
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Purpura fulminans due to Enterococcus cecorum in an asplenic patient [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 Enterococcus cecorum was initially isolated from the intestine of poultry and is an uncommon cause of human infection. We report here what we believe to be the first case of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) with purpura fulminans due to ...
Alexia Lundy +4 more
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Purpura Fulminans in a 20-Year-Old Female [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2021 A previously healthy 20-year-old female presented with extensive retiform purpura located at the face, upper and lower limbs, one week after an episode of acute tonsillitis.
Francisca Alves +2 more
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Purpura Fulminans in an Extremely Premature Infant: A Case Report [PDF]
ChildrenNeonatal purpura fulminans is a rare and challenging diagnosis due to its resemblance to other necrotizing skin conditions and the immature coagulation system in newborns. Early multidisciplinary intervention is key.
Anna Rojas Roig +9 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021 © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Retiform purpura is a skin condition caused by compromised vasculature, leading to progressive purpuric skin changes, ischaemia and necrosis ...
Florian Reizine +3 more
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Purpura Fulminans from Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an Immunocompromised Host [PDF]
Case Reports in OncologyIntroduction: Purpura fulminans is a rare but fatal manifestation of Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia that can present in immunocompromised hosts. This can have a profound impact on patients, including recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
Indumathy Varadarajan +2 more
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Refractory gram-negative septic shock complicated by extended and multiple organ failure in a 23-year-old puerpera -a case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Pregnancy-related infections are the third most common cause of maternal death worldwide. The aim of this report is to present a case of pregnancy-related infection, which progressed into refractory septic shock accompanied by purpura ...
Dmitriy Viderman +3 more
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Case report: Blotchy skin in a puffy neonate: is there a new association?
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 IntroductionPurpura fulminans in the neonatal population is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition complicated by thrombosis, resultant vital organ necrosis, and gangrene of the extremities.
Chacko J. Joseph +14 more
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