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A case of purpura fulminans secondary to transient protein C deficiency as a complication of chickenpox infection

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2002
Purpura fulminans is a rare but dramatic disease which occurs most commonly during or after an infection. It is characterized by extensive involvement of the skin and extremities and involvement of visceral organs.
Cengiz Canpolat, Mustafa Bakir
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Meningococcal purpura fulminans in children. II: Late orthopedic sequelae management

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2010
Background Purpura fulminans is a rare and extremely severe infection, mostly due to Neisseria meningitidis . Nineteen patients were followed up immediately after the initial multivisceral failure in order to diagnose late-onset orthopedic sequelae.
E. Nectoux, A. Mezel, S. Raux, D. Fron, C. Klein, B. Herbaux   +5 more
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Púrpura fulminante infecciosa aguda en un paciente pediátrico. Reporte de caso

In the intriguing world of pediatric dermatology, hemorrhagic blisters can be a warning sign of multiple underlying causes, ranging from infections to autoimmune disorders.
Torres , Alcira, Vivas Toro, Sandra, Bocaney-Gómez, Gisel   +2 more
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Chickenpox is not always benign: postvaricella purpura fulminans requires prompt and aggressive treatment

, 2010
We present 2 patients, who were admitted owing to rapidly progressing purpuric lesions due to postvaricella purpura fulminans, a coagulopathy leading to life- or limb-threatening thrombosis caused by a severe transient autoimmune protein S deficiency ...
Kaczala, Gregor W, Kurt Leibundgut, Fluri, Simon, Leibundgut, Kurt, Alberio, Lorenzo, Simon Fluri, Gregor W. Kaczala, Lorenzo Alberio   +7 more
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Rhipha fulminans

, 2014
<i>Rhipha fulminans</i> (Rothschild, 1916) <p> <i>Automolis fulminans</i> Rothschild, 1916: 266.</p> <p>TYPE LOCALITY. — Brazil.</p> <p>TYPE SPECIMEN. — Lectotype female designated by
Laguerre, Michel
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A case of fulminant varicella infection with purpura fulminans, hepatitis, and rhabdomyolysis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
Varicella zoster virus causes varicella which is a common disease. Generally it is self-limiting, and treatment is often unnecessary, but severe or life-threatening complications are rarely seen.
A S Karadag, S G Bilgili, O Calka, I Çeçen, S Akbayram   +4 more
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Acne fulminans

, 2017
: Acne fulminans is a rare and severe variant of acne. In Brazilian medical journals, cases are infrequently reported, confirming its rarity. We followed five young male patients with this severe variant of cutaneous lesions, accompanied by also severe ...
Nelson Guimarães Proença, Proença,Nelson Guimarães   +1 more
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Purpura Fulminans

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 2015
Purpura Fulminans (PF); hızlı ilerleyen, yaygın deri nekrozu ile seyreden bir hastalıktır. Özellikle bacaklarda keskin sınırlı geniş ekimotik plaklar ve üzerlerinde hemorajik büller vardır1,2.
Erdal Pala, Erdem Geçer, Ragıp Engin
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An ADAM-10 dependent EPCR shedding links meningococcal interaction with endothelial cells to purpura fulminans.

PLoS Pathogens, 2018
Purpura fulminans is a deadly complication of Neisseria meningitidis infections due to extensive thrombosis of microvessels. Although a Disseminated Intra-vascular Coagulation syndrome (DIC) is frequently observed during Gram negative sepsis, it is ...
Hervé Lécuyer, Zoé Virion, Jean-Philippe Barnier, Soraya Matczak, Sandrine Bourdoulous, Elsa Bianchini, François Saller, Delphine Borgel, Xavier Nassif, Mathieu Coureuil   +9 more
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Púrpura

, 2011
[ES] Definición del término Púrpura en el diccionario Dicter.[EN] Definition of the word Púrpura in the dictionary ...

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