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Case Report: Arthrocladium fulminans Arthritis and Osteomyelitis [PDF]

, 2017
International audienceArthrocladium fulminans is the only species in the Arthrocladium genus that has been involved in a previous human infection. To date, only one case of A.
Ranque, Stephane, Fernandez, Carla, Seng, Piseth, Diallo, Abdoulahy, Michaud, Céline, Lepidi, Hubert, Tabibou, Souandou, Raz, Maxime, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Stein, Andreas   +9 more
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A Retrospective Study of Adult and Pediatric D‐Dimer Tests to Identify Opportunities for Improved Utilization

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 392-401, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction D‐dimers are produced by lysis of cross‐linked fibrin. In children, D‐dimer testing is used to evaluate disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and some inflammatory states, but its use is not validated for screening or ruling out suspected venous thromboembolic events (VTE).
Rabab Al Dawood, Hassan Abu Sabah, Natalie Mathews, James Douketis, Catherine Hayward   +4 more
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Protein C Deficiency Caused by a Novel Mutation in the PROC Gene in an Infant with Delayed Onset Purpura Fulminans

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2017
Protein C is an anticoagulant that is encoded by the PROC gene. Protein C deficiency (PCD) is inherited in an autosomal dominant or recessive pattern.
Mariam S. Al Harbi, Ayman W. El-Hattab
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The use of negative-pressure wound therapy over a cultured epithelial autograft for full-thickness wounds secondary to purpura fulminans in an infant

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021
Purpura fulminans is a serious condition that can result in severe morbidity in the pediatric population. Although autologous skin grafts remain the gold standard for the coverage of partial- to full-thickness wounds, they have several limitations in ...
Benjamin Kah Liang Goh, Alvin Wen Choong Chua, Khong Yik Chew, Gavin Chun-Wui Kang, Li-Wei Chiang, Bien-Keem Tan, Savitha Ramachandran   +6 more
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Acne fulminans successfully treated with prednisone and dapsone Acne fulminans tratada com prednisona associada à dapsona [PDF]

, 2012
Acne fulminans is a rare condition and the most severe form of acne. It involves the sudden onset of febrile and multisystemic symptoms, with poor response to ordinary therapy in patients who previously had mild to moderate acne.
Flávia Veríssimo Melo e Silva, Campelo, Viriato, Silva, Flávia Veríssimo Melo e, Andressa Karoline Lima Gomes, Viriato Campelo, Sebastião Honório Bona, Bona, Sebastião Honório, Gomes, Andressa Karoline Lima, Rafael Bandeira Lages, Lages, Rafael Bandeira   +9 more
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Purpura Fulminans Associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae Septicemia in an Asplenic Pediatric Patient

, 2013
Purpura fulminans is a rapidly progressive syndrome of small-vessel thrombosis and hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation. We describe a case of Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia in an asplenic 5-year-old
Alonso-Llamazares, J, Konda, S, Zell, D, Milikowski, C   +3 more
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Rare presentation of rickettsial infection as purpura fulminans: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Purpura fulminans is an acute life-threatening disorder characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation. It is commonly seen in acute infections following
Chamara Dalugama, Indika Bandara Gawarammana   +1 more
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Púrpura fulminans asociada a déficit adquirido de proteína S en una paciente con neumonía por Streptococcus pneumoniae

, 2020
Purpura fulminans is a hematological emergency characterized by cutaneous necrosis and laboratory disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) parameters.
Rabinovich, Oscar, Bullorsky, Eduardo, Sernaque, Ceciclia, Shanley, Claudia, Quarchioni, Micaela, Fernie, Lucila, Oliveros Sandoval, Karla Andrea, Agustina, Cia, Duboscq, Cristina, Flegler, Nicolas, Palmer, Silvina, Giunta, Juan, Ceresetto, Jose, Stemmelin, Germán   +13 more
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Fatal meningococcal septicemia without meningeal signs, contribution of the peripheral smear in diagnosis: Report of a case

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Acute meningococcemia is characterized by extensive purpurae consisting of both petechiae and ecchymoses. This condition can be rapidly fatal without treatment due to shock and severe consumptive coagulopathy.
Deepti Mutreja, Nikhil Moorchung, S J Manasa, Jeenu Varghese   +3 more
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Neisseria meningitidis Induced Fatal Waterhouse–Friderichsen Syndrome in a Patient Presenting With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Multiple Organ Failure

Brain Sciences, 2020
Neisseria meningitidis-induced acute systemic meningococcal disease is an emergency and a fatal condition that has a high mortality rate. In patients with a fulminant infection, a maculopapular petechial eruption, purpura fulminans, or an ecchymotic ...
Meng-Yu Wu, Chien-Sheng Chen, Chih-Yi Tsay, Giou-Teng Yiang, Jian-Yu Ke, Po-Chen Lin   +5 more
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