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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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Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Treatment of Myeloproliferative Disorders and Malignant Tumors

Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 15, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe complication observed in pediatric patients after hematopoietic cell transplantation or chemotherapy. A review of records at Hokkaido University Hospital (2014–2024) identified four cases of PH, each with different etiologies, including pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary veno‐occlusive disease ...
Ayako Chida‐Nagai, Yukayo Terashita, Shinsuke Hirabayashi, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Yuko Cho, Atsushi Manabe   +5 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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BMQ [PDF]

, 1963
BMQ: Boston Medical Quarterly was published from 1950-1966 by the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Memorial ...
Antuna, Juan, Bagnoli, Thomas, Barber, Doris E., Cocchiarella, John P., Duke, Martin, Estes, J. Worth, Friedlander, Walter J., Goldsmith, Harry S., Gooding, Gretchen W., Goofman, Max L., Haseotes, Hytho V., Hass, Gerald, Hastings, A. Baird, Jackson, David R., Johnson, David S., Kechejian, Sarkis J., Kramer, Philip, Litman, George I., Madoff, Irving M., McLellan, Patricia A., O'Hara, Vincent S., Peabody, C. Newton, Pryles, Charles V., Small, Donald M., Tedeschi, Luke G., Walker, Sydney, III   +25 more
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Pediatric sepsis: Important considerations for diagnosing and managing severe infections in infants, children, and adolescents [PDF]

, 2014
Sepsis is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Although the diagnosis and management of sepsis in infants and children is largely influenced by studies done in adults, there are important considerations relevant for pediatrics.
McCulloh, Russell J, Randolph, Adrienne G   +1 more
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A critical role for ATF2 transcription factor in the regulation of E-selectin expression in response to non-endotoxin components of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

, 2015
Vascular injury is a serious complication of sepsis due to the gram-negative bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. One of the critical early steps in initiating this injury is via the interaction of leucocytes, particularly neutrophils, with adhesion ...
Bajaj-Elliott, M, Dixon, GL, Dusart, PJ, Hart, SL, Jacobsen, MC, Klein, NJ, Kotowicz, K   +6 more
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Cutaneous manifestations of WHIM syndrome

The Journal of Dermatology, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 917-921, May 2025.
Abstract Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis (WHIM) syndrome is a rare immunodeficiency caused by gain‐of‐function mutations in the chemokine receptor CXCR4. While human papillomavirus (HPV) skin infection (warts) is the dermatological hallmark of the disease, individuals with WHIM have high rates of other skin manifestations ...
Rutha Adhanom, Caleb Kim, Jennifer Strong, Sophia Martinez, Heidi H. Kong, Isaac Brownell, Philip M. Murphy, David H. McDermott, Leslie Castelo‐Soccio   +8 more
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Modern concepts of the platelet in health and disease [PDF]

, 1962
Thesis (M.D.)--Boston ...
Estes, J. Worth
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Manifestaciones cutáneas del dengue. Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura [PDF]

, 2014
El dengue es un arbovirosis trasmitido por el mosquito Aedes aegypti (MAe) infectado, que se presenta de forma epidémica o endémica en áreas tropicales y subtropicales.
Gante-Cornejo, A., Reyna Medina, M., Romero Albarrán, L.   +2 more
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Two New Kindreds with Complete Factor D Deficiency

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 55, Issue 3, March 2025.
The complement system plays a crucial role in immune defense, and factor D deficiency is a rare immunodeficiency associated with life‐threatening bacterial infections. We report two new cases of complete factor D deficiency, including the first described in a Down syndrome patient, highlighting the need to investigate complement deficiencies in ...
Mathilde Puel, Kenza Rwayane, Paula Vieira Martins, Marwa Chbihi, Frédéric Rieux‐Laucat, Jérémie Rosain, Eric Jeziorski, Bertrand Boisson, Jean‐Laurent Casanova, Véronique Frémeaux‐Bacchi, Carine El Sissy   +10 more
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