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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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A Case of Infectious Purpura Fulminans: An Unusual Organism and Method of Diagnosis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2014 Infectious purpura fulminans is a rapidly progressive skin necrosis that carries a mortality rate of 30%. Here, we described a case of infectious purpura fulminans caused by Capnocytophaga diagnosed by a blood film.
Pei Chia Eng +2 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Idiopathic purpura fulminans is a cutaneous thrombotic disorder usually caused by autoimmune-mediated protein C or S deficiency. This disorder typically presents with purpura and petechiae that eventually slowly or rapidly coalesce into ...
Davis Dawn M +5 more
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Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023 Neonatal purpura fulminans due to severe congenital protein C deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which can be fatal if untreated. Here, we discuss a case report of a 10-month-old male child, born via 3rd degree consanguineous marriage ...
Ajeesh Babu, Riaz I, Sankar Hariharan
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Purpura fulminans due to Enterococcus cecorum in an asplenic patient
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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Acute infectious purpura fulminans with Enterobacter aerogenes post-neurosurgery
IDCases, 2019 Acute infectious purpura fulminans (AIPF) is a rare, life-threatening disease commonly caused by Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gram-negative rods are rarely involved.
Shinya Yamamoto, Ryoji Ito
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A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2014 We describe a 74-year-old man with purpura fulminans and altered sensorium following an acute febrile illness. Intensive sepsis management was to no avail, until institution of doxycycline therapy following confirmation of scrub typhus.
Dhiraj Jain +2 more
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