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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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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1982 Purpura fulminans presents as a catastrophic illness with gangrene of the distal extremities and necrosis of skin. The clinical picture consists of septicemia, shock, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The Shwartzman and Arthus reactions are thought to be responsible for the pathogenesis of purpura fulminans.
G Seçmeer +3 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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Successful Management of Neonatal Purpura Fulminans Caused by Congenital Protein C Deficiency: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryNeonatal purpura fulminans, often caused by congenital protein C deficiency, presents with rapid onset of skin necrosis and microvascular thrombosis and can progress to disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Makiko Shiraishi, Naoto Yoshioka
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021 Florian Reizine +3 more
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Meningococcal purpura fulminans in children: I. Initial orthopedic management
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2010 Background Purpura fulminans is a rare and extremely severe infection, mostly due to Neisseria meningitidis frequently causing early orthopedic lesions. Few studies have reported on the initial surgical management of acute purpura fulminans.
E. Nectoux +5 more
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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 +5 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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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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