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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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Purpura Fulminansın Nedeni Lamotrijin mi?: Olgu Sunumu
Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 2021 Purpura fulminans çoğunlukla enfeksiyonlara sekonder ortaya çıkan ve mortalitenin yüksek olduğu bir sendromdur. Yaygın damar içi pıhtılaşmayla doku ve organ nekrozuna neden olabilmektedir.
Büşra Solak +2 more
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Critical Care, 2020 Background Pneumococcal infections remain the main cause of overwhelming post-splenectomy infections, and purpura fulminans may develop in almost 20% of patients with overwhelming post-splenectomy infection.
Damien Contou +8 more
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Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2020 Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis.
Sahar Hasan Alsharif +2 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, 2022 Purpura fulminans is a devastating thrombotic disorder infrequently encountered in medical practice and amongst the medical literature. It is a hematologic emergency in which prompt recognition and initiation of treatment are critical to mitigate its ...
Jacob Lowry, Edva Noel
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Purpura Fulminans in a 20-Year-Old Female
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 due to Vibrio vulnificus severe infection
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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Streptococcus pyogenes-purpura fulminans as an invasive form of group A streptococcal infection
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2018 Background Streptococcus pyogenes is an uncommon pathogen of purpura fulminans, and the pathogenesis of S. pyogenes-purpura fulminans remains unclear because of paucity of cases. We reported a pediatric case of S.
Sayaka Okuzono +13 more
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Purpura Fulminans Secondary to Rickettsial Infection: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Purpura fulminans is an acute life threatening disorder characterized by cutaneous haemorrhagic manifestations and necrosis caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation and dermal vascular thrombosis.
Siddanagouda Biradar +2 more
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