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Human protein C concentrate in the treatment of purpura fulminans : a retrospective analysis of safety and outcome in 94 pediatric patients [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: Purpura fulminans (PF) is a devastating complication of uncontrolled systemic inflammation, associated with high incidence of amputations, skin grafts and death.
Doris Fischer +16 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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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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Purpura Fulminans and Septic Shock With Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteraemia in a Patient With Unacknowledged Functional Hyposplenism. [PDF]
CureusPurpura fulminans is a rare but devastating life-threatening condition characterised by a subtype of disseminated intravascular coagulation with extensive tissue thrombosis and hemorrhagic skin necrosis.
Ramos Huamancondor C, Glorieux D.
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Free flap for lower limb salvage in infectious purpura fulminans
, 2021 International audienceBackground:Infectious purpura fulminans is a disabling disease often leading to amputations. Free flaps preserve limb length, covering exposed areas.
Guerre, E. +4 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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Adult purpura fulminans associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
, 2011 Purpura fulminans is an acute illness characterized by rapidly progressive dermal vascular thrombosis, leading to hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin. Here, we describe the case of a healthy woman who developed acute disseminated intravascular coagulation ...
Kosaraju, N. +3 more
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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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